I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Aug 2010
Interview
I submitted my application online and was contacted by e-mail a week later. They asked me to fill a second application by e-mail that contained answers to some questions they had. After that I had a phone interview. The interview went smoothly and the HR person was very friendly. She asked general questions about my background and why I want to join Google. I did not, however, advance to the second level.
first in person interview after online . First job interview . Interviewer was very kind, and encouraging. It covered both soft skills for communications, and technical questions related to the job requirement
Good and total 5 rounds there. Jam, technical interview, HR round and some more are there. It was good. Nice experience. It was a walk-in drive. More than 300 members attended
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Google (Paris)
Interview
2 phone screens (1 with recruitment and 1 with team member) and 2 on-site interviews ( with 2 managers). Roughly 30mins/interview.Everyone was very friendly, even though the questions were not easy. Lots of questions about experience, no question such as "what are your 3 qualities and weaknesses". Very interested in what I was doing outside of work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a time when you faced a challenge at work and how you approached it.