I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jun 2012
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. I had a initial screening with her. Then she called me a couple days later for a phone interview with her. Then I had another another phone interview with another Google recruiter about a week later. They asked questions about my background and also a couple of case questions. The recruiters were both really nice, and assisted me when I stumbled with the case questions The initial recruiter that called me after my second phone screen and told me they decided I was not a good fit for the position, but would like to keep me among their applicant pool.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would design a system used for sending out mailings for a tire company?
It was fine, they asked very basic questions but I nailed it.
Why Google
Why PA
Tell me about a time you faced a failure, what did you do
Why are you interested in enterprise/Cloud
What is your favorite product in the space
Not too difficult. Typically questions. Asked about experience, why you want to work for Google, and strengths/weaknesses. There was a period for any questions you have. They were mostly friendly and conversational. It was a great interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why you want to work for Google
the interview process was fast and transparent. had alot of information on the company. was told about where to meet and when prior to the interview in a email sent by them after applying
