I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Kirkland, WA) in Aug 2015
Interview
lengthy all day affair with back to back interviews. most everyone was great but asked me a programming question for a language I had not done in 20 years, while the interviewer said this was a mean question he was still going to ask. that being said the methodology of hiring based on difference of opinion meaning if 5 people love you and one likes you then they don't hire more particularly they all need to like you the same is strange to me but otherwise was a pleasant experience
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Apr 2015
Interview
Very slow process overall, quite dis-organized. A phone interview with a recruiter followed by another phone interview with a PM in Mountain View USA. He seemed jaded and disinterested. Lots of focus on estimates on the spot, a skill that doesn't really come into affect in any day to day life of a PM. He was late to the call too... They didn't think I had the right 'fit' for there organisation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If Nest had to launch an automatically garage door opener what would the market size be in the USA? Would it be worth it? How would you launch the first generation product.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Google in Aug 2015
Interview
Google recruiter approached me for an interview per my profile mentioned at social sites/ blogs, and set the telephonic, followed by on-site interviews. Overall easy and simple process. Of course, they asked about location preference, and few HR related questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What 8 videos you will project on YouTube home screen, given the user is login first time and no history/ analytics is available for that user?