Product Manager 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 Product Manager roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 643 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 Product Manager according to 643 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google in Apr 2021
Interview
I applied online and received an invitation for an interview after 2 weeks. The interview was scheduled after 2 weeks from the invite date.
Interview: I recently completed my interview for the product manager position. The interview went well. However, the interviewer was in rush to cover 5 questions along with details in 45 mins call which was not enough to cover the details that were expected.
Most Mock-Up interview training videos and even Google interview help material describes that you have to take your time and think before responding. In this case, the interviewer did not want to wait for 5 seconds to hear the answer and did not allow the complete the answer before moving on to the next one.
I recommend that you check the need of the hour, adjust your speed to the answer based on the mood of the interviewer rather than taking time before responding. We cannot change the interviewer.
Ask the interviewer how much time you have to answer each question before responding. Also, I was told that the interview will take one hour, however, the interviewer was given 45 mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Introduce your self
2. Describe a project where you lead from the concept to delivery
3. Estimate the number of students who can to the USA in the year 2020
4. How would you improve What's App - Describe end to end process including new features, metrics, and user segments
5. How do you decide what metrics to measure for any product
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.
Interview questions [1]
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