Google is one of the world’s strongest brands. As the legendary search engine celebrates its tenth birthday, James Brockett explores some of the ‘myths’ surrounding its recruitment and retention techniques
Google has built its success as a search engine on the simple exterior that it presents to the world; its mass of clever workings hidden from view. From the outside at least, its London offices share something of the same quality. They’re housed in a plain building that’s easy to miss, but there’s undoubtedly a lot of clever stuff going on inside.

Google has become something of a legend for employee perks. Many stories circulate about Google the employer: it has a slide in the workplace (false, in London anyway); employees bring their dogs (false) and children (sometimes true) into the office; and staff get free food (true).