I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Google
Interview
It was great! My interviewers were very charismatic. As expected from People Operations. Overall, they were patient and they are also volunteers. So they are pretty cool about everything. They take notes as you speak and then give that to the recruiter (I think).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hypotheticals are the hardest. One I got was
"The people operations teams is thinking about changing the work space into cubicles. How would you test if these were a good fit."
Two interviews back to back 45 minutes each. The first one was technical, not hard technical but just basic knowledge on SQL the second interview was very conversational Google questions. I feel like a lot of the interview has to do with having a good vibe with the other person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a conflict between two coworkers…
What if those two coworkers both had extremely strong points?…
What would you do if the other coworker felt like you were favoring the other one not the idea?…
Typical process, starting off with a recruiter screen. It took a while to hear back whether or not I made it to next steps. Communication could be improved as to not let the candidate waiting for too long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to go through change management.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Singapore) in Oct 2022
Interview
Detailed and ask real life vs hypothetical questions. Important you come prepared to share clear examples for the interviewers to better assess you. Do ask clarifying questions as well so that you can better answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about managing a new task as your manager took you off from another task that was still ongoing.
People Operations applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for People Operations roles take an average of 53 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 People Operations according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 52%
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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