I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google in Apr 2012
Interview
I was contacted by their internal recruiting team and asked for a phone interview. The one who interviewed me since nice, but didn't get much detail discussed over the phone.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Jun 2014
Interview
I enjoyed the process, it was challenging and I learnt a few things. However, it was a long process which demanded a lot of effort from my side.
1. Initial phone interview (with someone from US). Easy.
2. Develop a project based on one of 5 briefs they provide. Use all time they give you, ask for more time if needed. They allow this. Both ux, interaction design, concept and polished visuals are expected.
Somewhat difficult, but it´s a regular design project.
3. If project is approved you are invited to an on-site interview. This is a full day interview and a presentation. 5 interviews, each one lasting an hour plus a one hour presentation you have to prepare. Very tiering and physical demanding (doing one interview after another).
Things i did not like:
Predominately male interviewing style, but all interviewers are very smart and had very good questions.
Too little feedback when not offered a role. To be seriously consider you need to invest a lot of time, project work, etc. Unfortunately, if you get rejected at final phase (3.) you don´t get a lot of feedback. Still if you have time it´s a process worth going through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I did not find any questions too difficult. One that I found interesting was: How would you measure design quality on a design project?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Start with a phone screen, and the interviewer asked me to introduce myself, talk about my portfolio, and finally ask questions to them. Very ordinary interview process. The interviewer sounds bored from the very beginning though, and the whole conversation makes me feel we were just trying to accomplish the interview task.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your thoughts about a Google product that you use.