I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Google
Interview
I met with an on campus recruiter and was invited to apply for this position later that year. After submitting my application, I was notified that I was selected for an interview. I had two separate phone interviews with people from google, not necessarily in the position that i was interviewing for. One of the men who interviewed me was from the IT department. Both were from California though. Interview questions weren't about your experience or what to add to Google, they were all really random but analyzed how you think. Didn't get an offer but they let me know the next day which was great - didn't make you sweat it. Still think highly of the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many ways can you think of to find a needle in a haystack? How many haircuts do you think happen in America every year?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
The process started with an online application (October) and then I had two phone interviews with managers (January). It was a very pleasant process. Interviewers were nice and made me feel at ease. However, the interview was not easy at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First Interview
• Why have you chosen to apply to Google?
• What are the features of a leader according to you?
• Who has been a leader for you in your life?
• Please tell me about the 3 most important hi-tech market trends and corroborate it with quantitative and qualitative evidence.
• Could you describe Adwords and its main features?
• How would you sell Adwords to a SME and to a multinational? What are the differences?
• Tell me about a team project that went particularly well and one that went particularly badly.
• Tell me about a time in which you challenged your ethics and how you reacted.
Second Interview
• Please tell me how you would make an online marketing plan for a movie for children.
• Pick an innovative hi-tech product that you like and tell me why.
• Tell me how you would sell this product online. Briefly tell me your marketing plan and the concrete instruments you would use and timing.
• How would you measure the performance of a website?
• What value added would you bring to Google in terms of soft skills, hard skills and experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Moscow, Moskva) in Sep 2014
Interview
I was interviewed by 3 managers ( 2 of them were from my future team, 1 was absolutely independent). The room was full of positive mood and that was a main reason why I enjoyed this interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Part of questions was about my previous experience, skills and my motivation. Another part - cases about how Google earn money, how I would affect the profitability, etc.