The NY Times has posted the article How to Get a Job at Google by Thomas Friedman. According to the article, hiring managers at Google are looking for five key traits in job applicants. These traits include:

• Loves to learn and can process in real time.
• Steps in as needed to provide leadership by taking ownership to solve a problem.
• Has the humility to learn from errors and mistakes.
• Collaborative
• Adaptable

These traits would be of value to most any company.