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At his alma mater IIT-Kharagpur, Sundar Pichai recalled his interview experience at Google, the company whose CEO he now is, and joked that he was selected because co-founder Larry Page did not interview him.
In a discussion with IIT-Kharagpur students, moderated by InfoEdge Managing Director and CEO Hitesh Oberoi, Sundar Pichai recounted that he interviewed at Google on April 1, 2004, the same day that the company launched Gmail. Thinking of Gmail as an April Fool's prank, he was stumped when the interviewer asked him about his thoughts on the new email service. It wasn't until halfway through the process that Sundar Pichai realised that Gmail was a real thing - and the rest of the interview saw him talking about how Gmail could be improved upon.
Sundar Pichai said, "I interviewed in Google in April 1, 2004, which is April Fool's Day, and Google had just announced Gmail, and it was invite only, but people still weren't sure if it was an April Fool's joke. And I remember doing my interviews through the day, and people kept asking me, 'What do you think of Gmail?', but I hadn't had a chance to use it. I thought it was an April Fool's joke,"
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