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Matt MontagneOur Googley advice to students: Major in learning
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paul shulerOur Googley advice to students: Major in learning 7/15/2008 05:48:00 PM Management guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will "secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage." We and other forward-looki
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Joe WoodGoogle's advice to students about what it takes to be successful in their industry, as well as many others.
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Will Richardson... analytical reasoning. Google is a data-driven, analytic company. When an issue arises or a decision needs to be made, we start with data. That means we can talk about what we know, instead of what we think we know.
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Ezra FDon't see how this is special to Google... "At the highest level, we are looking for non-routine problem-solving skills. We expect applicants to be able to solve routine problems as a matter of course. After all, that's what most education is concerned with. But the non-routine problems offer the opportunity to create competitive advantage, and solving those problems requires creative thought and tenacity."
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learning doesn't end with graduation.
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Learning, it turns out, is a lifelong major.
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Patrick HigginsGreat article from the Google Blog about who they want and how to promote thinking skills in the classroom.
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And then keep on challenging yourself, because learning doesn't end with graduation. In fact, in the real world, while the answers to the odd-numbered problems are not in the back of the textbook, the tests are all open book, and your success is inexorably determined by the lessons you glean from the free market. Learning, it turns out, is a lifelong major.
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The need for reasoning, though, remains constant, so we believe in taking the most challenging courses in core disciplines: math, sciences, humanities.
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And then keep on challenging yourself, because learning doesn't end with graduation. In fact, in the real world, while the answers to the odd-numbered problems are not in the back of the textbook, the tests are all open book, and your success is inexorably determined by the lessons you glean from the free market. Learning, it turns out, is a lifelong major.
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Phil MacounA good perspective to share with teachers
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non-routine savants
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analytical reasoning
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we start with data
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communication skills
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a willingness to experiment
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non-routine solutions
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a willingness to accept the evidence even if you don't like it.
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team players
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work well together and perform up to the team's expectations
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passion and leadership
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motivated by a sense of importance about what you do
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Sarah Cannonvia: jackie.b
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john bennettOur
Googley advice to students: Major in learning
7/15/2008 05:48:00 PM
Management guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will "secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage." We and other forward-looking
companies put a lot of effort into hiring such people. What are we looking
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Karl FischAt the highest level, we are looking for non-routine problem-solving skills. We expect applicants to be able to solve routine problems as a matter of course. After all, that's what most education is concerned with. But the non-routine problems offer the opportunity to create competitive advantage, and solving those problems requires creative thought and tenacity.
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Mathieu PlourdeThe non-routine problems offer the opportunity to create competitive advantage, and solving those problems requires creative thought and tenacity.
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It's easy to educate for the routine, and hard to educate for the novel.
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learning doesn't end with graduation.
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Donna MurrayGreat blogpost about 21st century learning. Discusses skills Google looks for in team members. "Major in learning."
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Management guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will "secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage." We and other forward-looking companies put a lot of effort into hiring such people. What are we looking for?
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