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Sachin Thareja

Hey, I see you published my query here… Cool :)

arata

So a friend of mine got hired at google for the summer. He is currently in grad school at UCLA and probably the smartest person i know.

Freshman year of undergrad he and a few other guys decided to go to mardi gras. The made the decision about a day before they left. Upon returning to campus on monday my friend realized that he had missed the first major mid-term test is some big hard math class he was in. His solution? He went to the professor the next day and asked if he could take the final. He took the final the next week and passed out of the class.

Not really sure how this relates to google, but my friend is smart and he works for google for the summer.

dannyman

Vishal,

The only way to know for sure is to try. Check their web site and send them your resume and good luck!

Cheers,
-danny

MO

Hey,
I really like your blog its quite informative. Let me tell about me…I gave first round of interview for Network Admin in december. I have second round schedule soon. Well I want to know about how their method of recruiting works. What kind of questions would they ask in the second round ?

Benjamin

Ha! I just had a Google interview, like, three hours ago and this fellow from NYC asked me (over the video conf while I was at the googleplex) “tell me what happens when you type google.com in your web browser”. Seriously. Unprepared, I started off talked about name brokering, named, name resolution, dns, arp, routers, root dns servers, blah blah blah, then got around to http — they were mostly interested in the stuff before i even got to http.

Dianne

Hi,

I have my 2nd telephonic interview with google on monday. could anybody plz tell what i could expect?I finished my first interview last monday…it is for a linux systems admin position.
would appreciate if anybody could give any pointers as to what to expect.
thanks
Dianne

Deepak

Hi Dianne and Mihai,
I have a Google phone interview coming up next week for a Software Engineer position..Could u tell me what questions u were asked in the phone interviews…

Thanks,
Deepak

tim

I too have an interview on the phone today. But unlike the rest of you that I have read about, I recieved an interview 2days after submitting resume. I also spoke to the recruter about the money! Yup I went right to the chase.. I feel we make alot of money and was afraid we make to much money but they didnt seem to even flinch at the cost. I am appling for facilities job not an engineer, or really anything to do with computers as you all know them? So what do you think they will ask?

tim

well got the e-mail on monday afternoon to schedule the 2nd interview its this friday at 11am. So lookin real good I found the interviewer very nice and some what knowledgable of what i do, that they have very good notes.

So I guess if all goes well on friday they will fly me up for finall interview. Total time from submitting application on monster to job offer…2weeks! Not as long as everyone has said, much faster than the government job i have now.

Nate

I am interested to hear from the two previous poster on their experiences. I am also interviewing for basically a non-technical position. (logistics project manager) It seems to me that they are just looking for very good candidates, which no one should blame them for. The dead weight in any organization would certainly slow it down. I did read somewhere else about a large number of interviews being conducted before being turned down which does not seem incredibly ethical…

sekhar

hi danny..
for a graduate from non-IT background like me , what all areas should i concentrate on for getting in to google. It is my dream company and i really want to make into it.
Please help as to how i should orient myself in preaparing for the same.What all should i be learning..
Kindly help .

Regards.
sekhar.

Dev

hi danny…
i’ve completed my first round of interview..[a written test] for google[ for adwords representative].. for the second round.. i got a call from the HR..but i was really sick when she called me.. i couldnt even get up from my bed.. i told the HR>> i can t do it right now..gracefully she said that we can reschedule it.. and now me waiting for the next round.. any idea what they gonna ask for adwords representative position.. pls help.

s s kathirvel

plz tell me immediatly by via to my mail.

chagy

Keep it up !

Great web site

Chagy

Ave

Forgot to mention that my interview is for an HR Associate position.

Manan

I have applied for a software lead position in Google India. I have been asked to provide a date and time for an interview. I have been reading a lot online, using google search :), to find the questions that i may be asked.

For the last 4 to 5 years i have not really done much programming and hence am little rusty with my coding skills. But from reading around it seems they are looking for you to be able to think on the spot. I also maintain a couple of websites and am using a lot of the their services like adwords, adsense, website tools, gmail, …

I am just going to relax and try to do my best and again be honest when i do not know the answer. Wish me luck :)

popov

I have a phone interview for google adwords specalist. What kinds of problem they will ask?

Vikram

Hey,

I have an interview at google next week for an HR Associate position. I see Ave also had one similair to the one i’m going to have. Any ideas of what to expect for an HR Associcate position? Thanks guys!

Regards,

ViK

Rajeev

I have got a call from Google for an interview (Software Engg). I have read the posts. Honest attitude and being at your best. That is good olicy. Could you tell me the kind of questions/pattern to expect in interview. Reply asap.

Gene

I’m going to have my first interview w/ Google next Friday, the interesting part is that the position has almost nothing to do with technical :D, Localisation editor. Anyone can give me advice on that?

puttyshell

1. Describe the data structure that is used to manage memory. (stack)
Really?

You mean the local variables?

If memory is dynamically allocated, the local is in a place called heap. It will be managed through list, free and used.

Where does the stack come from?

Wannabe Googler

I had my onsite interview for a business operations/finance position last Tuesday (May 22) after a phone interview the previous week. It was 4 half hour interviews plus a “lunch interview” where I got grilled while waiting in line at the grill. I think all my interviews except possibly the lunch went very well, and most of my Thank You emails were replied to, which I think is a good sign. I’ve heard it can be up to a month before they give you their decision.

Any thoughts?

Amanda

Danny,

Do you have any information regarding non-techie jobs? I don’t have a degree but have an etensive history in the hospitality industry and real estate sales. I haven’t seen anything on support positions like reception either.

Thanks

Amanda

Luis

Just had my 2nd phone interview. How long before I know if Google will move ahead with an on-site interview? Thnx-

Rusty

I also applied for a position with Google around 3rd week of December. It’s a for a non-technical position (Enterprise Customer Support Administrator). Few days later, I received an email with a little “let’s talk about you” questionnaire where you had to explain yourself and answer some questions pertaining to the position. After that I received another email from my recruiter to set up for a phone interview.

I thought heck, for a company that receives more than 3100 Resumes in ONE DAY, I wasn’t doing too shabby. So I had my first round of general phone interview then had another Phone Interview that was focussed more on the position (about 30 mins.) I wasn’t too sure about how I did at the 2nd one, but I received an email within a few mins. They have now invited me for an on site interview at their Mountain View HQ. So far, I haven’t been asked any of those “How many golf balls can fit in a bus” kind of questions. So, now I’m just looking forward to the on site interview and not really worrying about it. If it happens, it happens, if not then well I’ll appreciate the experience of making it there.

So if anyone has any tips, or any recent interviewees, please share your thoughts. Also, does any know if Google pays “for the airfare/living/transportation” expenses??

rajeev gupta

hi, i have an phone interview with google for software testing , tonight. Plz Plz help me.. let me know what sorta question they might ask for this job profile.

Jshah

Hi All,

I am Database Administrator with 5 years of experience in MySQL and SQL Server. Can anyone give me idea what are more skills needed to be in google as MySQL DBA?

What are interview rounds for Database Administrator and Experience Guy?

Lena

Hi,

I applied for a non-tech position at Goggle on Wednesday. The next day they called me and scheduled a first phone interview for Friday. Do you think it’s a good sign they contacted me so quickly? I can’t really say how the interview went, because it went by so quickly. I think, my grades aren’t good enough (I just finished my Masters major in Information Management). I assume they only want top-grade applicants? Well, on the other hand, I already got some work experience in the field or customer service, market research and localisation.
They’re going to call me next Wednesday and tell me, if I get a second phone interview. Does anybody have experience with interviews for non-tech positions? Any advice or tips?