I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Got connected directly with a recruiter through email, talked to recruiter on phone and then scheduled phone interview with a Google designer immediately. The recruiter sent me a guide to how to prepare for interview which was very helpful. That went well and then I got a design exercise to work on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your process for designing this interaction (portfolio related)?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Had two phone interviews and was given a design exercise. After review of my design exercise, I was flown to the Google headquarters, where I had a full day of interviews. I had one initial portfolio presentation with 6 people, followed by 45 minute 1-1 interviews with each of the 6 people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is a new residential skyscraper that also has a restaurant on top. Access to all apartments and the restaurant are secured behind a locked door. Design an interface that will be on the first floor and take the place of a door person.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
There are three rounds total, first being a phone interview with a designer from one of the Google offices. The process was straight forward and simple. All the Interviewers were great and very knowledgeable in their respected fields.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Why Google? What can you contribute to us?