I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in May 2011
Interview
i had a phone screening, then 2 sets of 5 interviews afterward. There was also a test. It felt like they had people assigned to different roles - good cop, bad cop kinda thing.
They asked a lot about my ability to work on teams and my personality. They asked how I would deal with customers in different situations. They want to hear you are a self starter and hard working. The are also just looking for generally smart people.
Be sure to reference work you have done in the past, especially when it was with difficult coworkers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to optimize a fake account.
I was also asked many situational interview questions. Name a time when you were a leader, etc...
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Ann Arbor, MI)
Interview
Applied online and was asked to come onsite for a face to face interview. Everyone was very laid back and very nice. The office was very cool and playful. The interviewers mainly asked a lot of IQ questions to test how one thinks. The interview lasted for about 5 hours including lunch. I heard back from recruiter in about 2 weeks.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in May 2012
Interview
This was the first phone interview where they went over why I wanted to apply and a few other basic questions before asking some hypothetical questions where they want me to showcase my thought process.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
You are tasked with cleaning all of the windows in a city. How would you estimate the number of windows you will need to clean?