I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Google (Berkeley, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
After submitting an application on their website, they sent me a message asking me to set up a time to have a call with them. Went through that. Very basic questions.Received an e-mail asking me to set up a time to interview on-campus. Did the interview on my college campus. Did not make it past that stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you monetize Google Maps?
What's one product that's blown your mind and why?
What product could you see yourself working on and why?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Telephone, TX) in Jan 2012
Interview
There were two phone interviews that asked basic questions that tested my knowledge of basic math principles, logic and application of Google products to solve everyday problems. Each interview lasted about 40 mins. The interviewers were polite and courteous
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had access to a bank's database, how will you use that information to design an ATM for elderly people
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2014
Interview
Employee referral then got phone call interview with an APM.
First disappointment, my interviewer was 15 minutes late. I thought that the interview duration will be extended to catch up the 15 minutes, but It wasn't unfortunately. So at the end, I had no more than 5 question in total, without really a relationship or a backbone behind. We start from A, jump to L, go back to B and finish with Z. When interviewing, I usually have the feeling that I'm building something to showcase my knowledge, not just jumping from unrelated question to another.
I also felt that my interviewer was running the interview in a "machinal" or "robotic" way. I felt that he wasn't really caring that much about what I had to say and I felt the conversation always one sided.
Last, I found the question completely irrelevant. I had one real question about PMs, which I thought will be the main topic of our call!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much space do you need to store a DNS database?