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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Google Fights Back In Battle For Talent, But May Be Creating A Worse Problem For Itself


Earlier this month I wrote about the extraordinary steps Google is taking to retain talent. It doesn’t seem like such a big problem – after all LinkedIn is only tracking 118 (well, it’s 120 now) former Google employees now at Facebook. But it’s being taken very seriously at Google.

The counter offers we’ve confirmed are so large that some commenters scoffed, suggesting it wasn’t accurate data. But even former Googler now Facebooker Paul Buchheit has confirmed these counter offers.

And worse – he’s confirmed that many Google employees are interviewing with Facebook and Twitter, among others, simply to get a hefty raise. “Many people at Google use Facebook offers in order to get a big raise,” says Buchheit.
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