I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
Pretty thorough and they ask random questions, just practice and you should be good. Use Google’s practice interview on their website, it is a very useful tool they offer and its free so might as well take advantage of it
Other Google Ads Specialist Interview Reviews for Google
One round of technical interview with group head and it went well. The interviewer asked if I'm familiar with a concept of google ads for which I answered to a series of
It was fun light and very detailed, made me feel very comfortable, and from the vibe the energy was great, very friendly environment, staff Is true amazing and lady at the front was super helpful
Google Ads Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Google Ads Specialist roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Google Ads Specialist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
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