So I’ve now completed the interview process twice with Google (once in 2007 and once in 2010), and while I’m not sure advice from someone not hired after two run-throughs is all that useful, I figured that the more information out there for those undergoing pre-Google-Interview s... [More]

In early June I was contacted by a Google recruiter to ask if I was interested in applying for an engineering role at Google. She had found me based on my Stackoverflow profile. The position she was recruiting for was in Mountain View, California.Reasons Not to ApplyI had never considered apply... [More]

Hi Rohan, Sorry about the delay in responding, I was out of town on the long weekend. I really appreciate you contacting me. Although the position offered in Paris was really appealing, after much deliberation I have chosen to go on for a PhD in Machine Learning. I am, howeve... [More]

Question Come out with an algorithm for getting the column number provided the column name in a excel sheet and vice versa. Excel has a naming convention of A,B..Z,AA,AB,AC..ZZ,AAA… This had to be converted to the column numbers. A will be 1 and AA will 27.. Also the algorithm t... [More]

Yesterday, word broke that Google is looking for a new "head of social." A couple months back, Google reached out to a source of ours in the industry for the job.  Curious "to see what the famous Google interview process was like," our guy told Google he... [More]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dMmdewRxE&feature=player_embedded Want to apply for a job at Google? Fitz and Ben from Google’s Chicago office share useful tips that might help get your résumé noticed by the hiring managers at Google. One of the key things they str... [More]

Questions I was asked for Adwords Representative Interview Give me a runthrough of your resume? What do you know about Google? What do you know about Adwords? What do you understand about your job profile? How you fit into that role? Are you willing to give up the ... [More]

What gives you Joy? If you are a passionate programmer your answer would differ from the masses :  Concatenating “J”+”o”+”y”. And that’s what Google is hunting for.Within a decade of its existence, Google has become one of the most respected and In... [More]

I once had an opportunity of being interviewed at Google. Though I fear if I can share the questions here, I feel I can share the experience. Note: This has been a long time back in 2009After I applied to Google, I got a call from them after about a month time. The HR scheduled telephonic interview ... [More]

So I decided to compile a list containing all the interview questions (some with my version of the answer) I could find for the Associate Product Manager and Product Manager position for Google.Before I post them, here is a little something I found.Google is aware of these questions (they ... [More]

What definitely it does, that job in Google so impalpable? News, articles consistently show get a job at Google is not a simple task, and be informed about the process and be prepared for rejection.The initial application process is quite simple, just Google ‘Google of jobs’, and from th... [More]

It was hard to follow tech news this week without getting icky lawyer-stuff all over you. AT&T filed suit against Verizon, Intel got sued by New York State, an alleged cable modem hacker got indicted, and EMI sued to stop a tiny music Web site from sharing The Beatles' love. Also: A form... [More]

Google's recruiters are infamous in the Valley for dismissing Ivy-free applications* and posing highly technical brainteasers** during interviews. But apparently these "past results do not necessarily guarantee future performance," according to none other than Googlers themselves. ... [More]

Comparison of Internet searches for "Google interview questions" vs. "Microsoft interview questions." Source: Google Insights for Search, December 2008 to November 2009

Google strives to hire “the world’s best engineers,“and has crafted an “interminable” interview process dotted with puzzles and brainteasers to do so.That’s according to Peter Norvig Google’s director of research.What Google interview process also involv... [More]