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]

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]

I just got done reading the Google Interview Questions over at Gizmodo and came to only one conclusion about them, and it is the same problem I have with most “clever” interview questions. Why bother? What does this tell you about the candidate? Can they perform under p... [More]

Google Interview Questions: Product Marketing Manager Why do you want to join Google? What do you know about Google's product and technology? If you are Product Manager for Google's Adwords, how do you plan to market this? What would you say during an AdWords or Ad... [More]

Question: Binary Search Tree Validity Write a function to determine whether a given binary tree of distinct integers is a valid binary search tree. Assume that each node contains a pointer to its left child, a pointer to its right child, and an integer, but not a pointer to its parent. You ... [More]

1. Please describe a data structure that accomplishes the functions INSERT and FIND-MEDIAN in the best possible asymptotic time. 2. Given a circularly sorted array, describe the fastest way to locate the largest element. 3. Given a binary search tree and an integer k, describe the most e... [More]

You have to get from point A to point B. You don’t know if you can get there. What would you do? Imagine you have a closet full of shirts. It’s very hard to find a shirt. So what can you do to organize your shirts for easy retrieval? What method would you use to look up a wo... [More]

Dec 1st, 4:00 pm. I had a paper that morning, on 'Object Oriented Modeling'. Didn't sleep last night preparing for the paper. So, my condition wasn't its best for the interview. They called at ten past four in the evening. The interviewer wanted to start off with the interview... [More]

Nov 12th, 5:00 pm. This one was interesting. Not the interview itself, but some of the events related to it. I had put up a status message on my orkut profile - "Nov 12th - Big Day.." Since i thought this interview was final phone screen and would decide on my onsite chances, i conside... [More]

Nov 3rd, 5:00 pm. I was a little nervous. As for pre-interview preps, i took all my important papers (projects, semester mark sheets, etc) and placed them on my table. I had also some of my codes opened on my laptop screen for quick reference, if needed. Though, none of such preps ever was of ... [More]

Was surfing through some blogs , and found this one interesting. Some of the questions asked by Google Inc. in their interview : 1. How many golf balls can fit in a school bus? 2. You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and your mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your ... [More]

This was originally posted in mathNEWS, a publication put out by students at the University of Waterloo. Pretty interesting stuff, good to read up on if you are going for a high end Google-type job. Please describe a data structure that accomplishes the functions INSERT and FIND-MEDIAN in ... [More]

This is the last part of posts describing my own experience interviewing with Google. You may find the first interview here and then follow the traces until this last one. Time had already passed (almost a month) after three successive interviews with Google and this last one was most probably ... [More]

This is the 3rd interview I had with Google. You can find the previous and the questions asked here: * First Google interview * Second interview In the 3rd interview I talked with a woman software engineer from Mountain View. As usually it lasted for about 45 minutes but there was a surprise... [More]

This continues from my first Google interview described here In overall, the second one was harder in terms of questions and expectations. I was called again from Mountain View sharply at the time we had arranged. The conversation began with an interesting question: "What would you change... [More]