Google Interview Questions.

Pris in Indiana said: Hi there...I have a 1st round non-technical phone interview scheduled next week...can u plz give me an idea as to how it was???? And wat to expect from there?

Hi there...I also have a 1st round non-technical phone interview scheduled next week...can u plz give me an idea as to how it was???? And what can I to expect from there?

I was recommended that it will be on algorithms but i need more idea..

Nancy Wilson said: Splendid! Knock 'em dead. (John Doe, eh?) Nancy, Bay Area

i seem to think that "Nancy, Bay Area" is a google employee- probably in their HR department!

You shouldn't feel bogged down by the interview questions, as many are left open ended on purpose. That is, there isn't necessarily a right or wrong answer, the interviewer(s) just want to see your thought process at work.

Let me also recommend the site www.geocities.com/GoogleJobTips for great advice on landing a Google job.

What I've found is that Google likes to have well rounded programmers who know a lot about the core subjects like SQL, data structures, etc - in addition to thinking creatively

Here's a site w/ a bunch of interview questions from Google:

www.programmerinterview.com/

The SQL questions were taken straight from an interview w/ Google.

Enjoy!

Bob Tatar in San Jose, California said: When the first question to a staffing professional with 25 years of experience and most recent position a Director was "What was your GPA in school" I passed on this place. They obviously have no clue how to recruit.

Bob:

There you go messing everything up again with logical thinking. Ping me when you have a chance. GJ @ srclgic@comcast.net

Bob:

There you go again messing everything up with logical thinking.

Ping me when you have a chance.

GJ
srclgic@comcast.net

I had my first Screening interview over the phone about 10 days back and I was asked to provide algorithm and program for a Puzzle. Not any other technical question asked.
The puzzle as quite tough and I am not sure if the interviewer was satisfied with my answers. I have still not heard any news back. What shall I expect? Does this mean that they would not be calling me for any further rounds?

Hi all,

I have two things that you might find useful...
1. www.businessbecause.com/mba-job-market/how-to-be-google-y-and-other-tips-on-getting-hired-by-google.htm (this is a story written by a Google employee describing what Google are looking for in a potential candidate...he's a really nice guy and pretty active on the BusinessBecause website and he will answer any questions if you message him through the site)
2. www.businessbecause.com/jobs (we've got 12 Google jobs listed on our jobs board at the moment - these are senior business roles and not technical - they require some kind of formal post graduate business training)

hi nancy i am jacob from coimbator india.i would like to ask something related to the google hiring process ..first of all i like to introduce myself .i'm jacob working as a technical support executive in zendata service pvt.ltd..in chennai.my qualification is B.sc electronics and communication with CCNA and MCSE.i want google server side technical job so,how will i get the job in google....please give me some suggestion ..

Expect a google interview to be very much like a graduate school entrance exam. Most of interviewers will be in their 20's with less than 5 years experience outside of school. Consequently you can expect the same attitude as a university student. Remembering obscure terminology will count high, years of experience and strong intuition developed from that experience will count little. Most of the interviewers will not even be able to conceive that you could forget simple terminology and still be able to do circles around them on real world problems. e.g. The difference between knowledge and experience. If you ask tough questions yourself, you will likely find about 50% of those interviewing you are not happy with their jobs. That is average for most companies. The google management structure is extremely flat. That means of course there will be few possibilities for advancement, which is of course employees in their 30's and 40's are rare at Google.

For the most part the in person interviews are the same as the phone interviews, only less organized.