6683 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Around half of Google’s estimated 14,000 employees are reckoned to be engineers, but only 500 of those are reported to be based in Europe. </p> <p>It has also struggled to translate its international dominance of the search space into some markets like Russia, as well as facing various regulatory and legal difficulties.</p> <p>Nelson Mattos, Google’s new head of engineering in Europe, told the paper that the firm was <em>“not seen correctly”</em> in the region. </p> <p>He added:</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>“My impression is that Google is seen as a big US company that is here to make money.”</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>Google’s headcount is rapidly increasing – its <a href="/blog/1531-google-counts-cost-of-spending-spree">rising staff costs</a> were partly blamed for its lower than expected profits in the second quarter of this year. </p> <p>It added over 1,500 staff in the quarter, taking its total employee base to 13,786.</p> <p>The firm has also admitted it has had to <a href="/blog/410-google-refines-its-recruitment-process">tone down its notoriously-difficult selection process</a> in a bid to make it easier to recruit workers.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Around half of Google’s estimated 14,000 employees are reckoned to be engineers, but only 500 of those are reported to be based in Europe. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>It has also struggled to translate its international dominance of the search space into some markets like Russia, as well as facing various regulatory and legal difficulties.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Nelson Mattos, Google’s new head of engineering in Europe, told the paper that the firm was <Quote>“not seen correctly”</Quote> in the region. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>He added:</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>“My impression is that Google is seen as a big US company that is here to make money.”</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>Google’s headcount is rapidly increasing – its <Link URL="/blog/1531-google-counts-cost-of-spending-spree" Window="Self">rising staff costs</Link> were partly blamed for its lower than expected profits in the second quarter of this year. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>It added over 1,500 staff in the quarter, taking its total employee base to 13,786.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>The firm has also admitted it has had to <Link URL="/blog/410-google-refines-its-recruitment-process" Window="Self">tone down its notoriously-difficult selection process</Link> in a bid to make it easier to recruit workers.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-09-27T09:57:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Bad news for online ad companies battling a shortage of skilled workers - Google is apparently planning a big recruitment drive to create an R&amp;D team in Europe as large as the one it has in the US. </strong> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70e8b86e-6c58-11dc-a0cf-0000779fd2ac.html">The FT</a> reports that the web giant aims to expand its workforce by a third, with most of the new staff to be based in Europe as it bids to improve its image on this side of the Atlantic.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Bad news for online ad companies battling a shortage of skilled workers - Google is apparently planning a big recruitment drive to create an R&amp;D team in Europe as large as the one it has in the US. </Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70e8b86e-6c58-11dc-a0cf-0000779fd2ac.html" Window="Self">The FT</Link> reports that the web giant aims to expand its workforce by a third, with most of the new staff to be based in Europe as it bids to improve its image on this side of the Atlantic.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1787 364310 Google 'plans European recruitment drive' false 2007-09-27T09:57:00+01:00 google-plans-european-recruitment-drive 2009-04-28T22:58:54+01:00 2009-04-28T22:58:54+01:00 225