Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in May 2010
Interview
Took ages after I applied, but they finally contacted me and set up a phone interview. There was a very nice guy who sort of coordinated the whole process online. I spent a lot of time studying, thinking about product design, reading about the company and its competitors. The phone interview was mainly about product design, which google products do I like and why, And some questions about my background, like what work was I most proud of. Then I was invited for an on-site interview. I did a lot of studying again, to be able to talk about basic computer science concepts and algorithms. There were four interviewers and one lunch buddy who provided a more informal interview. Everyone was extremely nice, and very interesting. The questions were some of the typical ones (testing ability to estimate values) and some more product design ones. The engineer interview was fun, we talked about data.
But, I didn't get an offer, and I was very disappointed I still really enjoyed the experience and found it very interesting and positive.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a website that you think doesn't work well, why don't you like it, how would you improve it.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Apr 2010
Interview
1 initial phone screen consisting of standard questions (why interested, what do you have to offer); followed by second phone interview (questions focused on skills and approach); followed by onsite round of interviews (strategic thinking, thought process, hypothetical questions); followed by another one-on-one interview. People were all smart, intense and friendly.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Given a problem X with Y constraints, how would you handle it. Now if Z happened, what would you do?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jul 2009
Interview
Got an email from HR to fill out questionaire for prescreen. Filled out questionaire consisting of past experience, view on company, etc. Initial Phone Interview scheduled about a week later by another Product Manager. Spent no time on Resume or behavioral questions, just went straight into brain teasers and hypothetical situations. Overall: quick interview to assess skills and ability, which was fine, but felt rushed.