is good news”. So they say and so I want to believe. I don’t have any news concerning my conversion process to a Googler 
I was expecting to know whether I had the offer or not last Friday, 7th of August, but for the day being nobody has contacted me. I’ll try to find out what is going on and I hope the decission does not take long, because I was supposed to start working the 24th 
I’ll keep you informed…
I’m back from Scotland. It’s been a great week, visiting many towns and the countryside, conquering castles and even watching the penguin parade in Edinburgh Zoo!!
It’s been a year since I left Spain and it’s the first time I’ve been anywhere in UK outside London. Weather has been nice, much warmer than I expected and it hasn’t almost rained. Unbelievable for Scotland… but better for the tourists
I’ll tell you more about it, but I leave you with some pictures for the moment.
One of the advantages of doing an internship with Google is the opportunity to convert to full time employee. The process is quite slow (as all recruiting in Google): you need feedback from a couple of people, then two or more interviews, fill in some information and your application enters the system! In my case I’ve done all the paperwork, talked to my recruiter, mentor, etc. and only the waiting is left!
My internship finishes this Friday, the last day of August, and I’ll know whether I have an offer on the following Friday, September 7th. A bit more than a month for the whole process… Not so much now that I think about it. It can be 6 months for the regular process! So, if you are planning to apply for Google start now 
The conversion rate for interns is quite high and I think I’ve done a good job, so I’m possitive about the outcome. But just in case… keep crossing your fingers for me!
I’m growing fond of musicals and Wicked is probably the best one I’ve been to. It tells the untold story of the witches of Oz: how the wicked witch of the West becomes so wicked and the good witch of the North so good.
All the singers are fantastic, but the main star is simply stunning! The staging, costumes and story were spellbinding.
I enjoyed a lot finding out what had happened before Dorothy came to Oz…
I have it!!! After an hour and a half queuing the last book of Harry Potter is waiting for me on the table 
It has been much longer than the queue for the Order of the Phoenix movie and I still don´t know whether it was worth it or not.. but I´ll know it soon enough!
I´ll come back in a while!
Doors are opening…
WaterStones in Oxford Street is finally open!
The queue was really long and the store stayed open for more than two hours, instead of the planned one.
We are finally there! And the children’s cover reminds me of Terry Pratchet´s books..
Some Spaniards disguised as Hogwarts’ students. It seems the queue in Picadilly Circus was spectacular and they decided to try luck in other store.
Last Friday we went to see the last Harry Potter´s movie! It is the darkest of the five released movies and I really enjoyed it, though it didn´t stick so much to the book. It forgets about some important parts of “you know what” and it makes difficult to follow the plot. Anyway, I recommend the movie to all of you, specially now that you won´t see queues as long as the one we had!
To celebrate Bastille Day (French national holiday), we had some special desserts… I know you want me to talk about my project: what am I doing at Google? But sorry, this is the only bad thing.. I cannot tell, it is confidential…
But what I can tell you about is food!! And today desserts have been really awesome! Many different cakes, crêpes, hot apple pie… Just have a look
Back in Spain I had no idea Google had an office in London. I knew of Dublin and Zurich offices, but not London. Since I found out, I have had only one goal in mind: join Google! So I updated my CV following the guidelines provided in their website (although they are meant for students), sent it and started preparing for the interviews!
After three phone interviews, four on-site interviews and four months of recruiting process, here I am! I am a Google intern This position is only available for students and it lasts between three and eleven months, depending on your course, graduation date, etc. In my case, I am gonna be working here for 4 months as an intern and then.. well, we’ll see
The intern process allows you to ask for a full time position after the internship and the decision will be make according to code reviews, reports, interviews, etc. The process depends on your department and location. So far, I’ve had a mid-point review and everything is fine
So.. wish me luck!!
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