The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2011
Interview
Contacted by a google recruiter who asked for my availability for 2 weeks out starting the following week. First phone interview, PM interviewer did not call. Called recruiter 15 minutes into the scheduled meeting, got voicemail. Later that day, recruiter emailed me indicating the interviewer had an emergency. Rescheduled for the following week.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Nov 2011
Interview
I had an initial phone screen with a product manager from another group. Then I had a series of face to face interviews with other product managers and with an engineering manager. These interviews consisted of real-world Google product manager problems and discussion of how I might attempt to understand those problems and resolve them.
A few weeks later I met with a manager and was asked similar questions about problem solving and another question about a product that I like to use, why I like to use it, and how I would improve it (other interviewers had asked this one too). Finally, again a few weeks later, I met with a Director and the process was repeated.
After the interviews were finished, the information was sent to a hiring committee and my candidacy was voted on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You notice that adwords revenue for a certain word has dropped in Italy for the last 30 days. How do you go about determining why that has happened?