Technical Writer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.3 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 Technical Writer roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 27 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 Technical Writer according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Recruiter screen --> Completed 2 time-consuming writing exercises --> asked to complete 3rd even more time-consuming writing exercise --> Onsite interview --> Moved on to hiring committee --> rejection with no feedback
The writing exercises and long application time make it not worth it, especially since there was no feedback at any stage of the process. For the time I spent on the writing exercises and the expertise required, I could have earned several hundred dollars' worth of freelance income. Won't bother to apply again unless I'm desperate or they pay me for the time spent on the exercises. To add insult to injury, after the recruiter explicitly said there's no feedback, Google spammed my email asking me for feedback on the process.
Interview was also alienating because the only people I saw on campus who were not white or Asian were kitchen staff or the admins who escort you from location to location. It's a little obnoxious how the entire office is in a bubble relative to the surrounding neighborhood.
Interview process was quick and very professional. Result declaration takes a lot of time sometimes.
Questions were mostly technical and situation based. It was a difficult round.
However, it was a great experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me mostly about technical questions and management skills.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Feb 2024
Interview
It was good and they asked core questions and took a thorough assessment. Seamless procedure must say. However, the approach of the respective person can be better. Overall the experience was good
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Hyderābād)
Interview
Once written was clear, i was called for in person interview. they asked about the various concepts we use in documents, different kind of guides. got stuck with the maintenance aspect of the document cycle
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked about the various concepts we use in documents