I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Applied online, but because I didn't go through a referral and wasn't on campus for the career fair I went through the normal pool. Received the interview mid November. About two weeks later I got a call that they wouldn't be moving forward because the small class of 45 (from a couple thousand applicants) was already full.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
Started with a recruiter contacting me from a previous application. Initial phone screen interview was 2 questions - one estimation and one product driven.
Next was 4 onsite interviews, 3 in the morning, 1 after lunch. Those questions were product, estimation, and vision for Google.
After that was a writing assessment, which was sent out 2 weeks after the above. They gave me 3 days to finish it, but they say try not to spend more than 2 hours on it.
Finally I had an interview with Brian Rakowski, the head of the APM program. That was some resume questions and a product question. Very laid back interview, not intimidating.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Jul 2015
Interview
HR will contact you first and you will be arranged a phone interview with a team member. After that, it will have a coding interview by the phone. Finally, you will be arranged an onsite interview in the new york office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st question: If we set up an ATM machine in an airport, what are the key features.
2ed question: list the product that you think is not good enough.