Applying to Google

General | Education | Work Experience | Extra Information | Interview   Submitting a resume – General information to include The resume you'll submit to Google may be a bit different from what you'd typically send to a European company. To make it easier for us to determine where you might best fit within our organization we ask that you take a few simple steps to help us understand your qualifications. Following the guidelines below will ensure your resume finds its way to the appropriate engineering group more quickly, giving you a better opportunity to discuss your qualifications in person or via a phone screen. You may also want to check out a sample resume (pdf) so you have a better idea of what to include. Good luck! All resumes and supporting materials must be submitted electronically; no paper resumes will be accepted. PDF, HTML, or Microsoft Word documents or text formats are acceptable – or you can submit using plain text in an email message format. The subject field of your email must include the job titles and the location of interest. For example, if you are interested in the Software Engineer position in Moscow, your subject line should be Software Engineer - Moscow. All resumes and related materials (transcripts, etc.) should be submitted in English. Pictures, images, or other graphics are not necessary – and are discouraged as they can slow evaluations. Only send essential personal information – be sure to include your name and how to contact you in the resume, not just your cover letter. Include your email, phone, and residence address. Do NOT include your gender, date of birth, age, family status, or personal identification numbers. It isn't necessary to include military service you may have performed, unless it reflects some special achievements or accomplishments that you feel illustrate your qualifications for the job. Note that your resume will be electronically parsed by our hiring system and the more you use special formatting, tables, images, multiple columns, etc., the less predictable that process will be. To increase the accuracy of the information we have about you and the speed with which we're able to reply to your submission, please keep your resume clean and simple. As we've found with Google itself, plain text works best.