Grueling Ordeal of Google Job Interviews - Could You Survive?
January 11, 2008 1:53 AM Subscribe
Engineers, Programmers and Developers facing the Google grueling interview challenge reflect on their rejections and reveal their mistakes....
Equally as interesting are their tips and warnings for others who may find themselves getting this very rare invitation....
After reading this be honest, could YOU survive this?
Very, very few do.
Talented, accomplished Engineers, Programmers and Developers who accepted
the challenge of a hard to get, grueling Google job Interview, reveal the brain teasers, the challenging tests, the penetrating interview questions.
They also had to face the hurtful realization that like most all of the talented, intelligent interviewees - they too got rejected.
Some got rejected after one or several lengthy phone pre interviews.
Fewer made it to one very long in person interview; a few got through several callbacks.
Here are their introspective reflections, tips and warnings about what NOT to do to blow this chance of a lifetime.
Talented, accomplished Engineers, Programmers and Developers who accepted
the challenge of a hard to get, grueling Google job Interview, reveal the brain teasers, the challenging tests, the penetrating interview questions.
They also had to face the hurtful realization that like most all of the talented, intelligent interviewees - they too got rejected.
Some got rejected after one or several lengthy phone pre interviews.
Fewer made it to one very long in person interview; a few got through several callbacks.
Here are their introspective reflections, tips and warnings about what NOT to do to blow this chance of a lifetime.
This post was deleted for the following reason: You've gotta be fucking kidding me. -- cortex
Having interviewed at many tech companies, including Google, I agree with Happy Dave. It's not all that unusual a process. Top-tier companies like Google and Microsoft, like top-tier universities, are simply more selective, because they have a deep applicant pool to choose from.
Of course, not surprisingly, the company whose interview process is the most similar is Microsoft (really very very similar). Also not surprising, since both are competing for basically the same people. The kind of mystique building up now around "The Google Interview" is the same as the articles about "The Microsoft Interview" you'll find from the late 90's.
posted by wildcrdj at 2:19 AM on January 11, 2008
Of course, not surprisingly, the company whose interview process is the most similar is Microsoft (really very very similar). Also not surprising, since both are competing for basically the same people. The kind of mystique building up now around "The Google Interview" is the same as the articles about "The Microsoft Interview" you'll find from the late 90's.
posted by wildcrdj at 2:19 AM on January 11, 2008
Two identical links to seoptimization.blog.com, eh? Stay classy, Bodyguard!
posted by dersins at 2:31 AM on January 11, 2008
posted by dersins at 2:31 AM on January 11, 2008
Hang on - the tone of the post annoyed me so much that I didn't even RTFA, but having had a look, this is spam-farm nonsense. Bodyguard's been here 10 days and his top tags are 'Google' and 'business'.
Flagged.
posted by Happy Dave at 2:49 AM on January 11, 2008
Flagged.
posted by Happy Dave at 2:49 AM on January 11, 2008
Members facing the grueling frontpage post requirements challenge reflect on their rejections and reveal their mistakes....
posted by CautionToTheWind at 2:55 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by CautionToTheWind at 2:55 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
Shangri-La awaits with, of course, [more inside]
posted by slater at 3:02 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by slater at 3:02 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
That insight into google's recruitment process is a keeper. I mean, a phone interview to see if your suitable. Get out of here, those eggheads at google sure are a crazy bunch.
posted by mattoxic at 3:17 AM on January 11, 2008
posted by mattoxic at 3:17 AM on January 11, 2008
Oops, not 10 days, just over a year. Lying in wait to post this SEO post eh? What self-discipline!
BAN.
posted by Happy Dave at 3:26 AM on January 11, 2008
BAN.
posted by Happy Dave at 3:26 AM on January 11, 2008
Quite frankly I thought I missed something in the links. Grueling? Not with that happy music behind it. I'd be surprised if the really talented wanted to work for Google or Microsoft.
Also, I wonder if the Goog hires anybody over 25?
posted by SteveInMaine at 3:33 AM on January 11, 2008
Also, I wonder if the Goog hires anybody over 25?
posted by SteveInMaine at 3:33 AM on January 11, 2008
Wow, was this really worth the $5?
posted by Pope Guilty at 3:35 AM on January 11, 2008
posted by Pope Guilty at 3:35 AM on January 11, 2008
I got some emails from one Rebecca Vilcsek, claiming to be a Google recruiter "impressed with your skills and background". A cursory check convinced me she might be legit, so I wrote back, asking what kind of exciting opportunities she had in mind, and whether any of them would be compatible with continuing to live where I am right now, and saying that the location in my MetaFilter profile was accurate. She replied that she was "having a little trouble viewing your profile on MetaFilter" and asked for a resume.
I did nothing further about it, because I couldn't be arsed preparing a resume on the strength of something smelling so strongly of scam.
Next contact came from Leena Manojav, also apparently legit, who said "I am a part of the staffing team at Google, Bangalore. I received your reference through one of our Engineers at Google and wanted to check with you regarding the exciting opportunities we have at our R&D center in Bangalore- India."
So, there you have it: Google Recruiting failed my gruelling interview challenge :-)
posted by flabdablet at 3:44 AM on January 11, 2008
I did nothing further about it, because I couldn't be arsed preparing a resume on the strength of something smelling so strongly of scam.
Next contact came from Leena Manojav, also apparently legit, who said "I am a part of the staffing team at Google, Bangalore. I received your reference through one of our Engineers at Google and wanted to check with you regarding the exciting opportunities we have at our R&D center in Bangalore- India."
So, there you have it: Google Recruiting failed my gruelling interview challenge :-)
posted by flabdablet at 3:44 AM on January 11, 2008
What flabdablet said. You only need to exchange a mail or two with a Google recruiter to start wondering if you're the subject of some kind of half-assed Turing test.
(hey, google guys. If you want to offer me a job, just give me an offer I cannot refuse. no need to play silly games with me on linkedin.com ;-)
posted by effbot at 4:09 AM on January 11, 2008
(hey, google guys. If you want to offer me a job, just give me an offer I cannot refuse. no need to play silly games with me on linkedin.com ;-)
posted by effbot at 4:09 AM on January 11, 2008
Well, according to the Internet, I could take on 47 five-year olds. Most of the five-year olds I know are in better shape than your average geek. So yeah, I say that I probably could survive. Especially if I can sneak in a weapon.
posted by Eideteker at 4:23 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Eideteker at 4:23 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
A friend of mine got called by the Google office here in Hyderabad, and he was interviewed over the phone a couple of times, and then went in for a face-to-face discussion, and they kept him in the dark for about a month on whether he’d gotten the job or not. In the meantime, he joined up with GE, and then when the Google people were trying to lure him back, he made some kind of a crazy demand for an increase in salary, which they agreed to, but just to screw them over he said no.
I wonder if he was just bullshitting me or if he actually did it.
posted by hadjiboy at 4:45 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
I wonder if he was just bullshitting me or if he actually did it.
posted by hadjiboy at 4:45 AM on January 11, 2008 [1 favorite]
This post smells funny.
Or is it your penis? Better safe than sorry, try Nodoro today!
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on January 11, 2008
Or is it your penis? Better safe than sorry, try Nodoro today!
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on January 11, 2008
Link bait profiteering Google phishing exploits kindness of community.
posted by furtive at 5:20 AM on January 11, 2008
posted by furtive at 5:20 AM on January 11, 2008
Notice that Bodyguard also posted a link for his SEO SCAM to MetaTalk one year ago!
posted by furtive at 5:26 AM on January 11, 2008
posted by furtive at 5:26 AM on January 11, 2008
After reading this be honest, could YOU survive this?
Would a person want to?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:40 AM on January 11, 2008
Would a person want to?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:40 AM on January 11, 2008
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posted by Happy Dave at 2:11 AM on January 11, 2008