I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Sídney) in Mar 2017
Interview
A friend referred me for a Administrative Business Partner position. HR emailed me the same day to schedule 2 interviews for the following week. One was for the Google Fit Interview and the other was for the Role Requirements Interview.
I had the first interview via phone and it was the Google Fit Interview. It was quite strange, even though I had been prepared for strange. I was asked a bunch of questions to see how I'd solve problems. The questions gradually get harder and on the final question, after each response the interviewer would keep adding more obstacles for you to solve. There was also a lot of long pauses while I listened to the interviewer furiously typing and I was asked to just wait until he'd finish his notes (slightly awkward!). After the interview, about an hour later I got a call from the recruiter cancelling my second interview for the 'Role Requirements' as it was 'scheduled in error' and they will be in touch with me about an outcome next week. I knew right then and there that I didn't pass the Google fit interview. And surprise surprise, a week later as promised I got an email saying that they had a lot of applicants apply for the position with skills better suited to the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What benefits are you aware of that Google provide to staff?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Washington, DC) in Apr 2017
Interview
I was referred internally. A recruiter reached out to me to schedule a phone screen, which went well and I was moved onto the next round, where I interviewed with someone in the role I was interviewing for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you get people to attend a training session and ensure they don't cancel? // How would you convince an instructor to host a training session?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
I had a 30 minute phone screening, then a one hour administrative test online, then I went in to the offices to meet with 2 Administrative Business Partners and 2 executives in one visit. The in-person meetings lasted from 15-30 minutes each. Everyone was respectful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were questions about prioritizing to see what choices I would make. There weren't right or wrong answers to the questions, they just want to get a feel for who you are, how you respond to situations.