I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Pune) in Feb 2010
Interview
An aptitude test, followed by a round of interviews with separate interviewers. 1st round - general interview, 2nd round - Knowledge test, 3rd round - IQ test. The interviewer's were nice though the selection criteria could be adapted for the better.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If 6 balls are given and you don't know the weight. how will you balance them equally in 5 moves?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2011
Interview
I was offered an intial phone screen by human resources and held a telephone interview that lasted ~20 minutes. Essentially, the HR rep wanted to know my SAT, GPA, and GRE scores. After providing this information, I was passed onto a Google manager within another department for a 1st round interview in person. Interview was difficult because the woman that interviewed me was an engineer and didn't have interpersonal skills. Basically, they wanted to know how well I did on tests and other academic measures that I felt were unimportant for a job in business development. I recieved an offer after my colleges provided my test scores and transcripts.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you didn't work well with a supervisor. What was the outcome and how would you have changed the outcome?