Starting up my personal Blog!

With the start of my new job at Google, I've decided to keep a daily journal of what its like to work at Google. To give some background details of my job, I have to start with my last contract at Google. In 2011, I was fortunate to work on the SBS (SMB now) Verticalization Project. In a nutshell, the group I was assigned to gather the existing Google Adwords Small Business Sales customer data which was organized for accuracy. The reason was two fold: (1) gauge how accurate the data and demographics of the SBS Adwords customers' (2) Make this data available to the Adwords Sales team in order maximize the ROI when contacting their respective SBS customer. Fast forward to 2013. With my previous Adwords experience, my recruiter thought I would an ideal candidate for an opening with Google's Adwords Community. After several interviews, I was the candidate who did get the position. After having survived my first day today as newest member of the Adwords Community forum, I feel confident that this is the right career path for me! I also have to make a note of my first impression of my new team. Everyone I met in the team was super friendly especially as I am {excuse my gaming terminology) the FNG. Having said that, everyone one of them reminds of the last team I worked with in 2011. They are extremely talented, confident individuals. One of the great things about Google is they really do hire the best and the brightest. I feel honored that I get a second opportunity to work in such a great environment. More to come tomorrow...! jp