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Engineering Practicum Interview Experience - Atlanta, Georgia

October 1, 2013

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I had three technical interviews.

The first two were back-to-back, and I received a phone interview two weeks later.

I received the offer a month after that.

The process was slow, but it paid off.

Questions

Identify what Bubble Sort (1st). Sort prime numbers (2nd). Create a Bejeweled demo game (phone interview).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Engineering Practicum role in Atlanta, Georgia.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Engineering Practicum roles in Atlanta, Georgia is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Engineering Practicum interview process in Atlanta, Georgia.

Google Work Experiences

Meaningful Work, Google's Way

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 30, 2016

Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.

Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

Meaningful Work, Google's Way

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 30, 2016

Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.

Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

Good Resources, Poor Mentorship

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.

Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

Good Resources, Poor Mentorship

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.

Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 2, 2015

Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.

Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 2, 2015

Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.

Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

Meaningful Work, Google's Way

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 30, 2016

Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.

Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

5.0
Meaningful Work, Google's Way
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 30, 2016
Pros: Meaningful work, lots of internal resources to use if you need help, and very transparent management.
Cons: Google has its own implementations of everything that you have to learn how to use.

Good Resources, Poor Mentorship

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.

Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

4.0
Good Resources, Poor Mentorship
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
May 7, 2020
Pros: Great resources, great food, and activities to do around campus when you are not working. Great networking events.
Cons: The company is not as diverse. My host was not willing to help me whatsoever. Even though it was a developmental internship, I had to figure everything out on my own.

Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience

Engineering Practicum • Former Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 2, 2015

Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.

Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

5.0
Supportive, Cohesive, and a Great Experience
Engineering Practicum • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 2, 2015
Pros: I got to work with a fabulous team with excellent dynamics, doing interesting work. The support for interns was definitely there. The perks were out of this world, and almost anyone was open to reaching out and grabbing a cup of coffee with.
Cons: You can end up feeling like an extremely minuscule part of the company because it is so large. I was definitely lucky and got a team that was top-notch and extremely welcoming to interns, but others might not be so fortunate. While my team dynamic was great, some other interns had less ideal experiences. Being at this internship can definitely spoil you for other places.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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