I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2011
Interview
I applied online and got a mail saying they were interested in my profile and sent me details regarding filling an application form. It was basically to determine my areas of interest and my area of expertise. After this the HR sent me a mail asking for a convenient time for scheduling a phone interview. Had 2 back to back interviews. Interviewer was friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a set of intervals(time in seconds) find the set of intervals that overlap
First there is a technical interview, focused on your programming skills then a cultural one focused on you fitting into their workplace. Overall the interview is of an average difficulty and it is ok to say that you don't know something
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Question 1
There was a question regarding a python based matrix
The whole interview process, from application to last interview took almost 3 months, including recruiter screen, techncial (coding) screen (the hardest for me) and the last round with 3 coding and a behaviroral one. All the interviewers where nice. I was told a month later that I had passed.
But I'm stuck in team matching, and there are very few openings. Even if you pass the interviews you're not guaranteed the job, so don't go for this option if you're actively looking for a job, it will crush your soul.
I had 2 interview phases. In the first phase I had 1 online technical interview. In the second phase I had 4 online interviews: 1 soft skill and 3 technical interviews. In order to receive an offer you need to have 4 successful interviews
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Question 1
Mostly LeetCode problems, so strong data structure and algorithm knowledge is required.