I applied through other source. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
I participated in the Google BOLD Immersion and was happy to hear that we would all be put on the "fast track" for internship interviews and decisions. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to mean much. After months of waiting [we were told this at the end of our program in August] they eventually got back to us. However, interviews kept being delayed and recruiters seemed to work on different schedules.
I had 2 rounds of phone interviews. For the most part, they were pretty standard. However, I did not hear about a decision until early May. This posed a problem because I had no concrete plans down for the summer beforehand.
Overall, this process taught me to be patient, but also to remember not to put all your eggs in one basket. The process was slow and frustrating, I felt constantly reminded that Google probably had lines of people waiting to get an interview, so they knew their talent supply was endless.
Long story short: Still a great company. Slow recruiting process. Average interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing exceptionally difficult or unexpected. Know about Google, company culture, the products, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google in May 2012
Interview
Submitted my CV online, then I got an email with more information regarding a future internship at Google. Had a phone conversation with my recruiter, who was very nice and helpful. I had two interviews which I passed, and then I waited for 3 weeks to find me a team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer asked me how I would design a service that would help user rate music streaming on their phones - we talked both about the backend and the frontend of the application, and how it would integrate with the existing music player.