Industry Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Sydney)
Interview
4 x 45 min interviews
- Role related knowledge
- Leadership attributes
- Googleyness (comfort within ambiguous situations)
2 styles of questions:
- tell me about a time you.... (ie give a real example)
- "if...." (ie a hypothetical)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- if you had to present to the CEO a plan to improve global sales for x product later that afternoon, what would you do?
Great interview process! very friendly and structured.
I always knew what to expect after each round and communication was seamless.
There were 4 stages with including the phone screen, and there's lot of helpful material online to prep, which made the process pretty easy for me!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency questions and culture questions. All pretty easy
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Emea) in June 2025
Interview
3 rounds- hiring manager first does the interview and then you move to the next rounds (only if you pass). There is no case involved. Overall a good process and recruiters should be prepping you (not always the case)
5 interview
1. Hiring Manager
Test : Role Related Knowledge.
2. With the N+1
Test : Leadership
3. With the N+2
Test : General Cognitive Ability
4. With the Xfunctional team 1
Test : Googleyness
5. With the Xfunctional team 2
Test : Role Related Knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever disagreed with your manager and how did you handle the situation?