ICYMI: How to Get a Job at Google, Part 2 – NYTimes.com

Second part on what Google looks for and interesting remark on  liberal arts, citing behavioural economics as an example:

They are “phenomenally important,” he said, especially when you combine them with other disciplines. “Ten years ago behavioral economics was rarely referenced. But [then] you apply social science to economics and suddenly there’s this whole new field. I think a lot about how the most interesting things are happening at the intersection of two fields. To pursue that, you need expertise in both fields. You have to understand economics and psychology or statistics and physics [and] bring them together. You need some people who are holistic thinkers and have liberal arts backgrounds and some who are deep functional experts. Building that balance is hard, but that’s where you end up building great societies, great organizations.”

Steve Jobs always claimed Apple was at the intersection of liberal arts and technology…

How to Get a Job at Google, Part 2 – NYTimes.com.