I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google in Dec 2014
Interview
Applied online, then received a note requesting transcripts and to fill out a candidate profile. Then was offered a chance to phone screen. Of course, I was excited about this opportunity. Had the phone screen which was extremely brief. Including questions like "tell me about a time you completed a project at work or school" and "tell me about your greatest achievements". Those were the only 2 questions I was asked aside from going over some housekeeping information. I sent over a thank you email and received an email saying she would share my info with the hiring team. Got an email a few days later saying they've decided to move forward with other candidates at this time. I completely understand what it is like being a recruiter and how difficult it is to send these notes, as well as how many applicants they receive and how many impressive candidates they speak with. However, when I asked for constructive feedback to help continue my personal development and growth (which I assumed a company like Google would be all about), I received a copy and pasted version of the same rejection email with one added sentence saying "I can't provide specific feedback". This was definitely a turn off for me, and although the rejection email encouraged to apply in the future, it appears the company culture that they preach isn't exactly accurate....still a great company but I definitely feel like there's a lot of talk and not a lot of walk.....
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Dec 2014
Interview
After I received an internal reference, a University recruiter got in contact with me and requested additional information (transcripts, etc.) Soon after, maybe a couple of days, I was told that I had a phone interview with someone from the larger People Ops team. They say it's a "phone screen" but that's not true at all - it's a full blow interviews with "tell me a time when..." and "what would you do if..." type questions.
Two weeks after that I still haven't heard anything back from them. I had to reach out to my recruiter several times before I finally got her to call me. She told me that they would like to fly me out to interview on site in California.
I originally applied for one job, but by the time they started planning my trip, that position got filled. I still flew out and interviewed for a different position though, which was nice. They are not very good with planning things as they kept changing the interview dates and times on me, but were finally able to agree on one.
The traveling was fine, and hotel was nice, the car rental was convenient. I had 3 30 minute interviews with different people of the hiring group. The questions weren't that difficult - tell me about a time when, or what would do if. These questions pertained to the responsibilities that a recruiting coordinator might encounter. They were really looking for creative answers. After the interviews I had a debrief with the recruiter. She said she would get in contact with us in 2 days and tell us if they wanted to present my candidacy to the hiring committee.
2 days later and I still haven't heard anything. I had to reach out to her and then she called me. It was nice that she called to tell me that they weren't going to move forward with my application and that in maybe 1-2 years I should reach back out to her again.
Overall thoughts: the recruiting coordinator that I met with at the beginning of my interviews already had 6 years of prior experience before interviewing for the same job I am interviewed for, and I haven't even graduated college yet. I don't quite understanding their thought process when you have people competing for the same position yet one has years upon years of experience. They are also not really good at meeting deadlines or stated goals. I had to reach out to my recruiter several times throughout the entire process to request a status update on my application. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, just way too long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does your university do to attract and retain talent?
You are working on a team and you over-committed to tasks and can't deliver on your promise. What do you do and how do you mitigate that in the future?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google
Interview
I applied online and was shocked to hear back from a recruiting specialist. I thought resumes at Google go into a black hole unless someone refers you. Anyways, she wanted to set a time to chat about the role. It was easy to schedule, and we spoke within a few days, and I was moved onto the second phone interview. I was provided with a lot of detail of how the interview process worked but was given conflicting information from the RC and recruiting specialist on what the 2nd phone interview was really about. I felt like I didn't do too well on that second interview.
Two days after the 2nd phone interview, I received a call saying I wouldn't be moving forward. Overall, I felt like I was treated with respect and really appreciate how quickly they were moving.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a candidate was scheduled to interview at another office and you get a call that the car picking them up didn't arrive at the airport?