I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jul 2015
Interview
The interview process at Google is very organized and structured. There are defined criteria and interviewers document their scoring during the interview. The process and criteria will be clearly communicated if you get selected for an interview. One thing to note is that all interview feedback is documented in detail and is referenced in the future when applying to other positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Design a mobile social app for a chain of local orthodontist offices.
2. What are the number of new book titles published in the U.S. each year?
Very self-driven, first of multiple rounds, where I had to take the initiative to arrive at the problem, constraints, approach, solutions, tradeoffs and reasoning behind it in a matter of 30 minutes.
You would have to do a hiring assessment first, then a recruiter screening follows. First round interview with the hiring manager. Majorly product sense and product improvement. The questions were not direct though.
Overall a lot of steps to the interview process. Talked to different people and had opportunities to ask questions. Many different stages which made it a lengthy process overall. Wasn't too bad.
