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No Offer – Reviewed May 7, 2013 New
Interview Details – Interviewed with Google for PM just a few minutes ago. The interview was supposed to be 45 min long, but lasted less than 30 min. The interviewer gave me a feel that she had already made up her mind what the outcome would be even before the interview even began.
Interview Question –
1. Describe your resume in 5 min.
2. What are a few of your innovations.
3. what do people misunderstand about you.
4. name a few products of google you use. How would you make to better.
The unexpected part was the interviewer just wanting to shoot questions and not very open to discussion.
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No Offer – Reviewed May 7, 2013 New
Interview Details – It was an interesting process. A lot different from what I read on Glassdoor.com. Very case based and to some extent behavioral.
Interview Question – If you have to design a Telephone how would you go about it. Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 25, 2013
Interview Details – The sourcer and recruiters were very prompt, courteous, and kept the process moving smoothly. Unfortunately the interview process was a let down. Google's philosophy of hiring generalists probably makes sense for junior to mid level roles but is an absolute failure for bringing in domain experts with substantial experience. I have no idea what logic was used for putting together the interviewer panel since it comprised of very junior level people who in one case knew less about his/ her product than I did.
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 12, 2013
Interview Details – I was contacted by HR, who gave me details about the interview process and also advised me on what product management means at Google. Round 1 was on the phone and the interviewer called me little late as he was having a busy day. Asked me few questions about my background and anything new that I would like to do at Google. The interviewer was in hurry and the interview was around 30 minutes. Post interview experience was really bad.I had to ask HR several times; As per the HR, she was not able to get the feedback from the interviewer. After 3 follow up mails and a month got rejected.
Interview Question – If you have to start a business which business you will choose Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Mountain View, CA Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 2, 2013
Interview Details –
Applied through an employee referral.
Contacted by HR for a phone screening. Had interviews with 2 Product Managers in second round.
Interview Question – Expected questions on data sizing and my opinion on different technologies/products that I like, how I can improve them Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Mountain View, CA Feb 2013 – Reviewed Apr 7, 2013
Interview Details – Recruiter was prompt and very responsive. Recruiter was prompt and very responsive. Recruiter was prompt and very responsive. Recruiter was prompt and very responsive. Recruiter was prompt and very responsive. Recruiter was prompt and very responsive.
Interview Question – Reverse a linked list. Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Mountain View, CA May 2012 – Reviewed Mar 1, 2013
Interview Details – Google uses a unique interview system where candidates interview for a job, not a specific role and are assigned to random employees of the same roll. These interviews run from a script provided by hr.
Interview Question –
The fact you are not interviewing for a specific role or with someone will work with makes these interviews very unproductive in my opinion. Questions are theoretical, attempting to gauge the intelligence of a candidate without a specific goal. I found this much less effective at judging a candidates match than a traditional interview.
I was asked what my favorite product was,
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No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Dec 2012 – Reviewed Feb 22, 2013
Interview Details – I applied online and was soon contacted by a recruiter. I had a phone screening and then advanced to the in-person interview at the New York Office. The visit was nice but I didn't get a chance to interview with an Engineer which was disappointing
Interview Question – How would you implement a solar panels project to put solar panels on several NY buildings? View Answer
No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed Feb 14, 2013
Interview Details –
I was contacted by a Google recruiter based on my background in November 2012 about Product Management positions at Google. It was tough to give the 4 to 5 open slots for the next few weeks as i travel quite a bit on business. I finally send over some dates for Jan/Feb and set up a phone interview.
PM from google calls me on time and we talk about mobile space , innovation in this space, the next frontier etc. No wierd questions , just a good conversation.
I got a quick email back from recruiter about an hour after the interview to indicate i was not a good fit I would say that the recruiters at google are way better than the ones at Amazon.
Interview Question – How would you figure out if a web site or online posting for a business is a spammer? Answer Question
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 11, 2013
Interview Details – First round phone call. Applied directly on the website and got an acquaintance to refer me. The person is a sr recruiting manager at Google. So I guess that's why I heard back quick. At least from what Ive heard, once you are in the system, Google archives details about you. If you choose to apply a second time your chances increase tremendously. There have also been instances where Google rejected an applicant initially and then called back a couple of years later to interview them again for a position.
Interview Question – What would be an innovative idea for a vending machine - something that hasnt been done so far. Answer Question
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