I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Sep 2014
Interview
It was a pretty long recruitment process, it lasted about a month with 4 itw steps: first the recruitment agency, then one of the future co-workers, then the future manager and in the end the face to face interview at their HQ in Dublin with 3 different persons in the team.
The face to face discussions were the most interesting ones, lots of things to learn even from this point. Very smart and well prepared people
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you do a boolean search for specific candidate profile options?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Sep 2014
Interview
Contacted by a recruiter who conducted a phone screen. Waited a few days for feedback. Recruiter then set up on-site interviews with 4 interviewers. After interviews, recruiter provided minimal feedback on next steps. Total process took about 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked behavioral questions and general cognitive questions assessing problem solving skills.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Sep 2014
Interview
The agency reached out for a contract role. I had a phone interview with the agency, then another with Google. They invited me onsite where I met the recruiter who then walked me to a room. I met with two individuals separetely for 30 minutes each and described my day to day responsibilities and fielded questions.