I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Apr 2014
Interview
Was introduced to a few positions through a friend that works at Google. Was contacted by HR to schedule a phone interview. Interviewer called a few minutes late and we started the interview right away. He was a PM from China, working at Google for 4 years already. He asked me what Google three google products do i like. When i said one of them was gmail, he asked me to say what i like about it. Then, when i said the free aspect and the large storage amount, he asked me how can i estimate the amount of gmail users in the world. Further questions were on which features would i add to gmail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing much, they just want to see how your way of thinking is
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Contacted by recruiter through LinkedIn. Phone screen scheduled with recruiter about a week later where we covered my work history, and discussed particular areas of Google that might be of interest. Scheduled a phone interview that occurred about 2 weeks later. During phone interview we covered my background and work history, then was asked two questions. First was estimating, second was brainstorming for NPD.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the required bandwidth for a college campus.