I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2014
Interview
Regular process. Referral by a friend, schedule for two back-to-back 45-min phone interviews. I'm currently waiting for the result. I chose a date that is three weeks later when they asked me to, so the whole process seemed long. But you can shorten it by choosing a closer date.
The scheduling is like, you tell them five time slots you are available, and they will tell you exactly when it is scheduled.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly quite easy problems. One is parentheses matching. It is simple, but I forgot to use stack. I used two variables to keep track of left and right parens. But when it comes to two kinds of parens, it is hard without using stack. The interviewer reminded me of it, then I coded using stack. There are some bugs and the interviewer pointed them out.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA)
Interview
First you apply on Google site, then got contacted by recruiter for scheduling two phone interviews. If you pass the two interviews, you will enter project matching phase waiting to be assigned to project. There is no guarantee that you get project.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview is somehow hard.
Project matching phase.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2013
Interview
I had two recruiting agents and they scheduled me for two phone interviews of 45 minutes each. They were both entirely technical. The first interviewer was 15 minutes late but ended the interview on time (thus it was cut short). The second interview was postponed an hour due to family matters.