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Updated Apr 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

Difficulty Rating [?] Based on 15 ratings

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Interview Experience [?] Based on 15 ratings

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Negative	13%

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Aug 2010 in Dublin, County Dublin (Ireland) (took 5 days)

I submitted my application online and was contacted by e-mail a week later. They asked me to fill a second application by e-mail that contained answers to some questions they had. After that I had a phone interview. The interview went smoothly and the HR person was very friendly. She asked general questions about my background and why I want to join Google. I did not, however, advance to the second level.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work for Google.

Answer Question

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 3 weeks)

I applied via an internal referral with a cover letter and resume. About a week later I was emailed saying that I had to submit an updated resume, my transcript, and fill out an application. A few days after that I was emailed saying that I qualified for a first round phone interview. I had the interview a week or so later (I was out of town for when it was supposed to be scheduled) with someone in AdSense at the Mountain View office. I was really nervous and flustered, and was pretty sure the interview didn't go so great. A week later I received an email saying that they would keep my resume and application on file, but I wasn't a good fit for the start program.

Interview Questions

What is Google's next million dollar ida?

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What could be improved on AdWords or Analytics?

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Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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5.0

Very Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed May 2008 (took 3 months)

The interview was extremely tedious. I have never had a longer interview in my entire life. I had to wait weeks and weeks for Google's recruiters to contact me regarding an appointment date. Then I was worried that they were never going to call me. Finally the phone rang and the interviewer called. I did a phone interview and was invited in. But it took them 2 weeks to ask me to come in for a 1-1. I interviewed with 10 people!

Interview Questions

If you were to design a Google homepage theme, what would it be, how would it look and why?

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Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Background Check.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2008 (took 6 weeks)

I applied online and heard back from a recruiter, who scheduled a phone interview with me. In that interview, I spoke mostly about my background and interest in working for Google. After the phone interview was the adwords worksheet, which was a set of exercises that took about an hour to complete. I thought that was a bit difficult, but I got through to the next round, which was in-person interviews.

I prepped for the Interview a lot, learning the AdWords product and others as well. I felt very prepared going into the on-site interviews.

I interviewed one-on-one with 4-5 Google staffers from different disciplines. Everyone was very friendly, but the interviews were intense. I had to show a lot of knowledge about their product offerings, explain things like "How would you explain the Internet to a five year old?", and also speak to my strengths and value for Google. I felt the interviews went really well, but in the end, they didn't feel I had enough customer service experience for the position.

Interview Questions

How would you explain the Internet to a five year old?

Answer Question

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

Helpful Interview?

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2008 (took 8 weeks)

The process was fairly disorganized, I had many interviews in which the person did not show up or was late or looked like they were not expecting to have to interview anyone. I also felt like I got a lot of 'out of left field questions' that were not relevant.