the entire process revolved around DSA, which was to be solved in 45 minutes, along with multiple follow ups of that question. It was not typical DSA questions, you need good level of understanding to solve them and explain the interviewer you approach with proper test cases
The interview process consisted of an initial online assessment with coding problems, followed by a phone screen with a recruiter. After that, there were several technical rounds covering data structures, algorithms, and system design, along with a behavioral interview with the hiring manager.
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Question 1
Bad interview experience. interviewer was confused.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (London, England)
Interview
had a recruiter call where he explained how would the process work and i booked the meeting and had the interview we introduced ourselves and got asked the questions where one focused on the prefix sum which i have solved and had a follow up which i failed in solving
Recruiter Call -> Behavorial Interview/Technical Screen (virtual) -> Onsite (in person)
There may be options to interchange the Coding based technical Screen with a Specialty Round depending on the role. If you pass this round, you are given the opportunity to appear for the onsite.
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SWE New Grad applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE New Grad roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 29 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 SWE New Grad according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
Skills test: 26%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
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