I applied through college or university. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
I submitted my resume through a posting on my business school's job board. I was contacted a month later to set up a phone screen with the recruiter. On the phone screen I was invited to a Google Hangout interview with the hiring manager. Within a couple of days of that interview I was invited for an on-site, which consisted of 4 interviews. I was told at the onsite that they had already decided to go with an internal candidate on the current role but were interviewing me for potential openings with the team. A week after the onsite, the recruiter emailed to say the feedback was good and I would be kept in the pipeline for other roles. A few months later the same team contacted me about a new opening. After an informal interview with the senior director of the department and the hiring committee process, I received an offer! While it took about 9 months, the recruiters and team were transparent about the process and it was completely worth the wait.
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Question 1
Questions focus on general cognitive ability, marketing strategy knowledge and experience, leadership skills, and Googleyness (cultural fit). Expect a mix of behavioral, hypothetical/case (e.g., "build a marketing plan for X"), and fit questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Initial screening, two interviews with PMMs focused on behavorial questions and some hypotheticals - they provide prep on the structure they want for the hypotheticals which mostly focus on marketing thinking and thought process
Phone screening interview with HR, followed by Hangouts interview with key staff member. In-person interview with four cross-functional team members, and the hiring manager. One of my interviews with a customer service team member was very case-based ("How would you handle this...?") and my other interviews were more about the business I would be working on.
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With a global user base, how might we scale our online support team effectively?
As expected, the interview had a mix of behavioral and hypothetical questions. Nothing too difficult, but you must always connect your answers back to the specific job function you’re applying for.
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Question 1
Tell me about a product launch you owned from end to end. What was your role and what was your outcome.