I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Dec 2012
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I applied online and was soon contacted by a recruiter. I had a phone screening and then advanced to the in-person interview at the New York Office. The visit was nice but I didn't get a chance to interview with an Engineer which was disappointing
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How would you implement a solar panels project to put solar panels on several NY buildings?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2013
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I was contacted by a Google recruiter based on my background in November 2012 about Product Management positions at Google. It was tough to give the 4 to 5 open slots for the next few weeks as i travel quite a bit on business. I finally send over some dates for Jan/Feb and set up a phone interview.
PM from google calls me on time and we talk about mobile space , innovation in this space, the next frontier etc. No wierd questions , just a good conversation.
I got a quick email back from recruiter about an hour after the interview to indicate i was not a good fit I would say that the recruiters at google are way better than the ones at Amazon.
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How would you figure out if a web site or online posting for a business is a spammer?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Google
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First round phone call. Applied directly on the website and got an acquaintance to refer me. The person is a sr recruiting manager at Google. So I guess that's why I heard back quick. At least from what Ive heard, once you are in the system, Google archives details about you. If you choose to apply a second time your chances increase tremendously. There have also been instances where Google rejected an applicant initially and then called back a couple of years later to interview them again for a position.
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What would be an innovative idea for a vending machine - something that hasnt been done so far.