Research Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Intern roles take an average of 63 days to get hired, when considering 33 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Research Intern according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 19%
Presentation: 16%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2020
Interview
My to-be mentor conducted the interview and asked me questions about my research experiences as well as what I think about what he plans to do. He also asked about how I write code, etc.
I was asked what is the main conclusion of a paper I have never read about. So I didn't know the answer. Then we read through the paper together and the interviewer asked me to summarize the paper.
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Question 1
I was asked what is the main conclusion of a paper I have never read about. So I didn't know the answer. Then we read through the paper together and the interviewer asked me to summarize the paper.
Tough when I was there they said I would have to do coding interview but I didn’t because I just wanted to see how it is and at the end my computer broke down and then
One research interview with a research scientist to assess research interest and one technical interview with an engineer to assess technical skillset. Each took 1 hour. Then a shorter HR interview.