Industry Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Industry Manager roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Industry Manager according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Jakarta) in May 2012
Interview
1. A Google recruited manager, who is based in Australia, contacted me by email.
2. After a couple of back and forth emails, she set up a phone interview to get a good sense of my background and what I am doing back then. She also explored my interest outside the scope of work that I was doing back then e.g: hobby, passion in other areas, family, and achievements that I had in the past.
3. She scheduled two 1:1 interviews (one with a person in Mountain View and the other with a person in Singapore, whom I will be working directly for the position offered). She gave a pretty good summary on what to expect from those two interviews.
4. Apparently, the schedule was mixed-up as the first call that I got was from the guy in Singapore, thus caught me by surprise as I had prepared myself for the other session.
5. Questions asked on the first interview:
a. Current job
b. Google product knowledge, especially on how Adwords and Adsense works
c. Why digital is better than conventional media
d. Case study question: What will I do if I were given $1million to increase market share for a local operator in Indonesia
6. The second interview with a guy from Mountain View went pretty much the same as the first one, with the only difference is the case study question: What will I do if I had given a several outdoor billboards in a commercial area in Jakarta to increase the audience reach compared to digital initiatives.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The question for (5.d) was the most difficult one.
Great interview process! very friendly and structured.
I always knew what to expect after each round and communication was seamless.
There were 4 stages with including the phone screen, and there's lot of helpful material online to prep, which made the process pretty easy for me!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency questions and culture questions. All pretty easy
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Emea) in Jun 2025
Interview
3 rounds- hiring manager first does the interview and then you move to the next rounds (only if you pass). There is no case involved. Overall a good process and recruiters should be prepping you (not always the case)
5 interview
1. Hiring Manager
Test : Role Related Knowledge.
2. With the N+1
Test : Leadership
3. With the N+2
Test : General Cognitive Ability
4. With the Xfunctional team 1
Test : Googleyness
5. With the Xfunctional team 2
Test : Role Related Knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever disagreed with your manager and how did you handle the situation?