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Updated Apr 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Wroclaw (Poland) (took 5 weeks)

First, I had a background check interview (a pleasant chat I would say) with a campus recruiter after a Google Event in my university. Then she recommended me to a recruiter in Dublin for a summer internship, who in turn, decided I could suit a Russian team in Poland. And in less than 1 week I had my phone interview of one hour with two people of the Team.
The first 1/2 of hour was about my CV: experience with clients, conflictual/difficult clients, extracurricular activities (my responsibilities in the association I am in), achievements in sport or other, teamwork (responsibilities I had), etc. Be truthful because the questions might be very very precise.
The last part of the interview had more to do with Google and my perception on the industry. So, prepare yourself!!! Know everything about the culture, AdWords, AdSense, etc.
In a bit more than 1 week I got a call telling me that the interview went very well and that the team is willing to take me ob board! Then the approval process started (but I was told that it is less strict for the internships) and in 2 weeks time I got the official offer.

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Give me 3 reasons you want to join Goggle (and if you mention culture, it is probable they would ask what you could bring to Google (your personality))

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How AdWords differs from classic advertising + pros and cons of both

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Give me pros and cons of making people pay for Gmail

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How would you classify/make a ranking of AdWords clients?

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Negotiation Details

No, no negotiations for interns.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.

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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Dublin, County Dublin (Ireland) (took 4+ weeks)

You first go through a CV check, if you are selected then you get a short 15-20 minute interview from someone in HR. The questions are pretty basic and are just to see if they match your CV, you can communicate well and would fit well in Google and the team. The next round is 2 interviews with the managers of the team where you apply for. These interviews are 20-30 minutes long and the questions are a bit more specific to the role (advice: research the team, the industry and be passionate about Google). The questions are basically to see if you fit in the team and in the company. The internship position lasts for 10-12 weeks and is great to experience what it would be like to work at google. A lot of people say that the internships are more interesting and enjoyable than the full-time position since you get to work on an interesting project. The full-time position is more of a sales/support job.