How to get into Google + Interview Prep + Rapid Career Growth - Thomas Ropel, CMO @ Sellics
January 21, 2022
Want to get into Google? Want tips and frameworks for thinking about interview preparation and rapid career growth?
Today’s guest is an amazing guy called Thomas Ropel, who after several years at Google and armed with degrees from 2 business schools is now CoFounder and CMO at Sellics, a leading platform that helps ecommerce companies succeed on Amazon.
Want to get into Google? Want tips and frameworks for thinking about interview preparation and rapid career growth?
Today’s guest is an amazing guy called Thomas Ropel, who after several years at Google and armed with degrees from 2 business schools is now CoFounder and CMO at Sellics, a leading platform that helps ecommerce companies succeed on Amazon.
This episode is full of insights for those interested in getting in Google and in big tech more generally, tips and tricks for acing any interview and performing on the job. Thomas goes into the framework that he uses to prepare for interviews and then stand out once you’re in the role. And trust me, this guy talks the talk and walks the walk. I saw first hand, how he was able to climb the ranks at Google so quickly and effectively. We also cover the importance of staying hungry and staying foolish. As always, we make sure to include all of Thomas’ toolkit and influences in the show notes so as to maximise the chances that this show helps you get to where you want to get to.
TIMESTAMPS
Intro 00:00 - 02:14
Thomas Ropel's journey 02:15 - 05:04
Google's culture 05:05 - 06:46
Why would you leave Google? 06:47 - 08:45
What does Sellics do? 08:46 - 12:10
How do you get into Google? 12:11 - 16:09
Interview tips for Google 16:10 - 18:02
How do you succeed at Google? 18:03 - 23:25
How to innovate at work 23:26 - 27:03
The Sellics Benchmarker tool 27:04 - 29:59
The 7 habits of highly effective people 30:00 - 31:36
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish 31:37 - 35:08
Favourite interview question 35:09 - 38:20
The Growth Community questions 38:21 - 46:44
NOTES
Sellics - sellics.com
The 7 habits of highly effective people - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People
Today’s guest is an amazing guy called Thomas Ropel, who after several years at Google and armed with degrees from 2 business schools is now CoFounder and CMO at Sellics, a leading platform that helps ecommerce companies succeed on Amazon.
This episode is full of insights for those interested in getting in Google and in big tech more generally, tips and tricks for acing any interview and performing on the job. Thomas goes into the framework that he uses to prepare for interviews and then stand out once you’re in the role. And trust me, this guy talks the talk and walks the walk. I saw first hand, how he was able to climb the ranks at Google so quickly and effectively. We also cover the importance of staying hungry and staying foolish. As always, we make sure to include all of Thomas’ toolkit and influences in the show notes so as to maximise the chances that this show helps you get to where you want to get to.
TIMESTAMPS
Intro 00:00 - 02:14
Thomas Ropel's journey 02:15 - 05:04
Google's culture 05:05 - 06:46
Why would you leave Google? 06:47 - 08:45
What does Sellics do? 08:46 - 12:10
How do you get into Google? 12:11 - 16:09
Interview tips for Google 16:10 - 18:02
How do you succeed at Google? 18:03 - 23:25
How to innovate at work 23:26 - 27:03
The Sellics Benchmarker tool 27:04 - 29:59
The 7 habits of highly effective people 30:00 - 31:36
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish 31:37 - 35:08
Favourite interview question 35:09 - 38:20
The Growth Community questions 38:21 - 46:44
NOTES
Sellics - sellics.com
The 7 habits of highly effective people - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People