I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA)
Interview
The phone interview lasted about 45 minutes. Covered a couple of recent roles on the resume, one analytical question (see below) and one long term business growth/competition scenario analysis.
The onsite interview lasted about 5 hours and as many interviews. Each interviewer asked analytical questions similar to those in the phone interview. All questions fit roughly these patterns - for fictitious product/scenario arrive at a formula and use it to provide a number for total size, speed etc.; prioritization exercise for desirable changes to an existing internet product or a new product.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Tel Aviv) in Oct 2015
Interview
I was approached by HR representative who explained the process to me. The first session I had was a telephone session with some other PMs.
After that I was invited to a full day in Google Tel Aviv site, where I had five sessions - all but one with PMs and one with Engineering manager.
Some of the sessions were on conference with
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
On many of the interviews I was asked to pick a product I personally use and like and discuss it: what is good about it, what I would improve on it etc.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me and spoke with me for 15 mins.
I was surprised with the way the process was handled from start to finish. Firstly, there were a bunch of hands offs during recruiting process until the on-site. And on the day of the on-site I met a few product managers who came off as complete jerks who do not understand the notion of a meaningful professional conversation. By the end of the loop, I had reached a conclusion that Google seriously needs to train employees on communication and interviewing skills.
The people I met was a clear indication that I will not be joining this company.
This was a complete let down of expectations, especially from one of the top technology companies to work for.