Comments on: My Interview With Google http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/ Rod Hilton's views on programming, technology, and life. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:22:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Google Interview Questions: Interview by google…Do you need job in google? « Indian Developer http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-55843 Google Interview Questions: Interview by google…Do you need job in google? « Indian Developer Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:55:53 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-55843 [...] full story with lot of nice pics. My Interview With Google [...] [...] full story with lot of nice pics. My Interview With Google [...]

]]> By: Seattle Interview Coach http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-55165 Seattle Interview Coach Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:18:08 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-55165 Thanks for the detailed insights! I've compiled 140 Google interview questions. Your readers might find it helpful. Check it out: http://blog.seattleinterviewcoach.com/2009/02/140-google-interview-questions.html - Seattle Interview Coach Thanks for the detailed insights!

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]]> By: Evie http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-55109 Evie Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:23:46 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-55109 Who knows if you read these comments anymore, since the article is so old, but I just wanted to say that I had a similar experience! 1st interviewer had a Chinese accent, not a Russian one, and I'm really bad at understanding accents, too. He asked simple questions in retrospect, but I just couldn't get what he was saying at the time. His notes must have also looked like "she has the brain of a chimp". Sigh. I might reapply again, but it's so hard to get enthusiastic about it when I know I might get another interviewer like him...no amount of studying/intelligence/experience can prepare someone for something like that. Who knows if you read these comments anymore, since the article is so old, but I just wanted to say that I had a similar experience! 1st interviewer had a Chinese accent, not a Russian one, and I’m really bad at understanding accents, too. He asked simple questions in retrospect, but I just couldn’t get what he was saying at the time. His notes must have also looked like “she has the brain of a chimp”. Sigh. I might reapply again, but it’s so hard to get enthusiastic about it when I know I might get another interviewer like him…no amount of studying/intelligence/experience can prepare someone for something like that.

]]> By: Today I read « My Google Walk http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-54319 Today I read « My Google Walk Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:42:16 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-54319 [...] Rod Hilton’s Google Interview [...] [...] Rod Hilton’s Google Interview [...]

]]> By: Balance « My Google Walk http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-54306 Balance « My Google Walk Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:33:10 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-54306 [...] (Laura, engineer at Google) ”We like to find people who are entreprenurial, and we especially like to find smart, skilled generalists who can pick up new technologies quickly and work on any of the huge number of projects we have going on at any given time.” [source] [...] [...] (Laura, engineer at Google) ”We like to find people who are entreprenurial, and we especially like to find smart, skilled generalists who can pick up new technologies quickly and work on any of the huge number of projects we have going on at any given time.” [source] [...]

]]> By: Robert L. http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-52531 Robert L. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:05:20 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-52531 My Google on-site interview was quite interesting. (BTW, it's all true about the foyer with the ridiculous lava lamps, old server boxes etc.. very retro) I'm pretty sure that I know why I was passed on as during the interview I had to ask one Asian guy with a strong accent to keep repeating himself as I just could not quite get what it was that he was asking me (btw, how did he get hired?). He seems to have been one of their most senior interviewers (so god help us ;-). Also, I think that it was probably extra humiliating for him (most probably) because he was teaching another young guy there how to conduct a "Google interview" correctly. They seem to have this "black balling" system which is a bit like the Freemasons so that if one guy gives you the thumbs down then that's it you're just out of luck. Anyway, they also have this old fashioned "IQ test" approach to the hiring process in general. The theory there seems to be that if you do well in their "IQ test" interviews then you will naturally be a good engineer and a good employee. So in my book they are not as smart as they think they are. What utter nonsense that clearly is as I know only too well from over 30 years in the business. Also, I think that there is a reason that IQ tests were ditched by most companies and other organizations many years ago. R. My Google on-site interview was quite interesting. (BTW, it’s all true about the foyer with the ridiculous lava lamps, old server boxes etc.. very retro)

I’m pretty sure that I know why I was passed on as during the interview I had to ask one Asian guy with a strong accent to keep repeating himself as I just could not quite get what it was that he was asking me (btw, how did he get hired?). He seems to have been one of their most senior interviewers (so god help us ;-).

Also, I think that it was probably extra humiliating for him (most probably) because he was teaching another young guy there how to conduct a “Google interview” correctly.

They seem to have this “black balling” system which is a bit like the Freemasons so that if one guy gives you the thumbs down then that’s it you’re just out of luck.

Anyway, they also have this old fashioned “IQ test” approach to the hiring process in general. The theory there seems to be that if you do well in their “IQ test” interviews then you will naturally be a good engineer and a good employee. So in my book they are not as smart as they think they are. What utter nonsense that clearly is as I know only too well from over 30 years in the business. Also, I think that there is a reason that IQ tests were ditched by most companies and other organizations many years ago.

R.

]]> By: jhon http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-50254 jhon Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:49:38 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-50254 here's my experience with google for the associate product manager position http://ferozeh.com/Interviews/Google/google.php here’s my experience with google for the associate product manager position

http://ferozeh.com/Interviews/Google/google.php

]]> By: Swaroop http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-50122 Swaroop Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:24:47 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-50122 Hi All, Could you please let me know how to get the call from Google and also let me know which books or the number of rounds/interview process to me. pls my email id: swaroop.jayanthi@gmail.com Thanks Swaroop Hi All,

Could you please let me know how to get the call from Google and also let me know which books or the number of rounds/interview process to me.

pls

my email id: swaroop.jayanthi@gmail.com

Thanks
Swaroop

]]> By: Sathya http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-47907 Sathya Sat, 16 May 2009 21:56:01 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-47907 Vishal, Could you please share your experience, the books and websites your referred, your interview process etc. THank you in advance Vishal, Could you please share your experience, the books and websites your referred, your interview process etc.
THank you in advance

]]> By: Vishal Kapoor http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/comment-page-2/#comment-44353 Vishal Kapoor Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2006/12/30/my-interview-with-google/#comment-44353 HI I have an interview with google. And I am going for EP job. But I have very very little idea about the distributed systems and Algorithms Can someone provide me with interview questions or what should I prepare. My inteview is next week. This help is appreciated HI I have an interview with google. And I am going for EP job. But I have very very little idea about the distributed systems and Algorithms

Can someone provide me with interview questions or what should I prepare. My inteview is next week. This help is appreciated

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