I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mumbai) in Sep 2012
Interview
The interview process was quiet exhausting & one can find people from various academic backgrounds attending the interview. The average length of the interview process is somewhat like 30-40 days with mostly 5 interviews. Of course, getting a job at google is not at all easy. You have to be the best in your field of study to clear the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which is the quicker sort 'bubblesort' or 'quicksort' ?
Initial intro call, prep time , prep material provisions,
1 Phone Screening by HR, 3 DSA, 1 HLD and 1 Googliness, Team matching and offer negotiation and offer discussion , offer acceptance
After clearing all the interviews in 2 months, here comes the team match. Where no one ever knows when they gonna get a team match call. Even if you get the TM call next comes the HC again no one knows why they reject.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding questions from Leetcode google tagged but deep dived into it based on the level.
The interview lasted about a day, with 5 different interviewers. For each section, the technical questions took most of the part. They also showed me their office in Toronto, which was nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult problem you solved during your last job?