The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Total eight interviews only to know that I was not a fit! I wonder what did they read in my resume, or assessed from the recruiter's screening. Is this the same Google we assume to have so smart people!?
First call with a recruiter. Explained well the process; but did not tell upfront that the last call with the hiring manager will assess a technical fit. It was conveyed as though it would be more of a cultural fit assessment.
Five interviews with product managers from different regions.
Two interviews with hiring managers for the same product team.
Hint to other interested: save your time and hopes for companies who respect what you bring and are not spoiled by choices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly about product management skills and behavioral based on past experience and hypothetical situations. Which is your favorite Google product and how will you improve it?
Very self-driven, first of multiple rounds, where I had to take the initiative to arrive at the problem, constraints, approach, solutions, tradeoffs and reasoning behind it in a matter of 30 minutes.
You would have to do a hiring assessment first, then a recruiter screening follows. First round interview with the hiring manager. Majorly product sense and product improvement. The questions were not direct though.
Overall a lot of steps to the interview process. Talked to different people and had opportunities to ask questions. Many different stages which made it a lengthy process overall. Wasn't too bad.
