I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2018
Interview
Didn't think my worst HR experience would be with Google when they advertise the mission of HR is to make the process seem magical.
Applied through employee referral. Recruiter A asked me to fill out a form answering some questions. Recruiter A then passed me to Recruiter B suggesting me for another position.
I had a phone call with Recruiter B who:
1. called me late
2. seemed extremely rushed the entire phone call
3. read off a script to ask me questions
4. was confused the entire conversation because they were under the impression they were interviewing me for the original position I applied for (when they referred me to another position).
5. once we had clarified I am applied for the position _they suggested_ they emailed me saying they will not move forward with my candidacy for the original position.
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Le processus d’entretien d’embauche chez Google pour un poste en operations a été extrêmement long et fastidieux. Plusieurs étapes inutiles, beaucoup d’attente, une communication décousue… une véritable perte de temps, franchement décourageante.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q : Pouvez-vous me décrire une situation où vous avez dû résoudre un problème complexe en équipe et expliquer comment vous avez contribué à la solution ?
Quick and easy ; most questions are on relevant experience plus motivation. Also what does growth look like for you. Have you worked in a team ? Conflict resolution.
How do you stay organised.
In 1st interview I solved the questions based upon the hint given by the interviewer. In 2nd interview, I solved the question without any hint, but unable to optimize the space complexity which the interviewer asked repeatedly, also no hint given by the interviewer. In 3rd interview, I solved the question without any hint and interviewer was pretty impressed by the solution as it was fully optimized. In 4th Interview, simple situation based questions and also my past experiences and projects.