I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2014
Interview
I ask a friend to refer me in Jan and get first phone interview in Feb. The interview question is quite simple, very common with leetcode problems. And they will ask you to analyze the complexity and improvements. I got one more interview in March, since they are hard to evaluate me. After I pass the interview in March, they said I am in a hosting match process. I was very excited, however, I found that at that time there is almost no positions in Google. The final result is that I got a reject letter no long before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Common interview problems like string processing. Remove repeated chars in a string.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Sydney)
Interview
Online application, then reached out for a phone call with an external recruiter. Here was told to expect two (eliminatory) technical interviews, no behavioural assessment. These technical interviews were scheduled about two weeks apart. Heard back within a day or two from final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard medium, and hard leetcode questions respectively.
I recently had a Google interview that included two coding questions: one about binary trees and another about strings. Each interview lasted 45 minutes and focused on problem-solving, coding accuracy, and explaining my approach clearly. It was a challenging
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two questions, one about binary tree and the other about strings
There was an Online Assessment that you had to complete. Once you pass that, you'll have 2 Technical interviews. Finally, you reach the Team Match Phase, where you will have host calls with teams at Google. (1 call, 1 offer)