I know of someone who quit his day job, then spent several months studying algorithms, the books about passing Google-style interviews, memorized everything, practised interviews a lot. Then he sent his carefully-crafted resume, scheduled several interviews and flew to San Francisco.<p>It worked. He&#x27;s working at a top company for several times his former salary, he had several competing offers with HUGE bonuses and equity offers.<p>However, I don&#x27;t know if I have the commitment to do that, and I&#x27;m not sure if everyone SHOULD have to do that.