I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Feb 2012
Interview
Submitted resume and got an email to schedule an interview within 3 weeks. Scheduled it as later as possible to be able to review my algothms, and my Java. The first interviewer was half sleepy half eating during the interview. He asked about my background (in order to finish his bagel while i was talking). Next he tried to explain me a question but he started from LCD display (why ?).
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The actual question was: given an integer, its digits are stored in the array, the very last digit is the very last element of the array. Write a function that adds one to this integer. The LCD display discussion was totally misleading and inappropriate.
Clear, structured, and professional conversation. The questions were relevant and thoughtfully asked, the discussion flowed naturally, and I felt heard and respected throughout. Overall, it was a positive and well-organized interview experience.
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The usual behavioral & case by case questions that asked in many interviews
it has a couple of different calls starting with an hr call and then you go into another call which is this time technical and asks you classic software engineer questions and cs fundamentals
Good easy interview process. it was smooth and recruiters communicated well throughout. would recommend. the process overall was really great, and i liked it alot. Google seems like a great place to work and I am excited for the opportunity.
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They asked leetcode like questions (easy, medium, hard)
