I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
First step was a recruiter reaching out, then a phone conversation to feel out my interest.
Then had a scheduled 45 minute phone interview with another Product Manager. He asked product related questions/hyportheticals about building a few products or as a CEO of a company etc.
Then waited a week or so for the feedback. If it goes well, then they setup an on-site interview. They flew me up for an all day interview process (they covered all costs).
You have five 45 minute interviews: Four with Product Managers and One with an Engineer. I had one cancel so I had Four total. In between the interviews, you have lunch on campus with one Product Manager.
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I can't really discuss specific questions, but the most important thing is to make sure you frame all situations through the lens of Product frameworks. I didn't. I defaulted to the way I usually solve problems, but that worked against me as they weight frameworks heavily.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA)
Interview
Very standard to start with - recruiter call, then a phone screen with PM covering product design and a quick market estimation discussion. the virtual onsite is 5 rounds: product design, product strategy, analytical, technical, and googleyness and leadership. product design is easily the biggest hurdle. they want you to take a massive problem space, narrow in on a specific user, and map out pain points before even touching solutions. strategy was all about business trade offs and scale. the analytical round focused heavily on execution (with a lot of metrics) technical round does not require coding, but you have to explain system architecture and trade offs under the hood. googleyness is their behavioral round where they mostly check how you handle conflict and team coordination.once you pass, you go into team matching which can take a few more weeks. my best advice is to stop memorizing rigid frameworks. i had a mock on prepfully with a google pm and it really exposed how hard they push back on your initial assumptions (get a mutual friend or a professional coach who you don't know much, turns out to be a surprisingly good reality check). process is a marathon ngl, you’re bound to get tired but very rewarding too
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How would you improve Google Maps for advertisers?
The process was straightforward and moved quickly. After applying online, a recruiter reached out within a few days for a brief phone screen. That was followed by two video interviews, one with the hiring manager and one with a panel of team members focused on project planning and stakeholder communication. The whole thing wrapped up in about two weeks, and the team was responsive and clear about next steps throughout.
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Question 1
I walked through a specific project where a key vendor delivery slipped. I explained how I flagged the risk early in our weekly status review, reset expectations with stakeholders, re-sequenced dependent tasks, and brought the timeline back within an acceptable range by negotiating a partial early delivery.
standard 1st round digital interview, they are asking about your experience, background, some behavioural questions and technical questions. and they also share a bit more about the role, culture and expectation