I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Apr 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter on LInkedin, did one initial screening phone interview which was mostly about my background and history. I did a second phone interview where I was asked hypothetical questions and had to show my working verbally, it seemed focused on estimating market size, but I think it was judged on problem solving methodology. I then did an on-site which was like an interview written by Charles Dickens, as I was visited by 5 different interviewers throughout the day. Mostly hypotheticals again in the on-site.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Choose a city and estimate how many Piano Tuners operate a business there.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Google (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2015
Interview
I did not apply for the position. I was approached by a Google sourcer on LinkedIn and we setup a time for a very quick phone call. After the call he requested a current copy of my resume along with my availability for phone interview. A recruiter then sent me an email with the time for the interview. I was then phoned by a product manager for 45 minute interview. Finally I received the rejection email from the recruited within 24 hours of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were product/market based questions. Name your top 5 favorite mobile apps, why do you like them? Who should Google acquire? Design a product. There were no behavioral or work history questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2013
Interview
It was slow and drawn out. I had to interview with mulitiple people on multiple days and there were long gaps when I didnt hear anything back from Google
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you increase adoption of Google's Fiber to the Home product?