The interview process was very long; however, I enjoyed the experience overall.

I spoke with about seven Googlers through the various stages of the process. This position was on one of their gTech teams, and I would suggest that if you interview for one of the Solutions Consulting teams, you make sure your technical skills are polished to the T.

I received good responses from most of my interviewers. Ultimately, I was turned down because "good" does not equal "great," and only "great" will get you into Google.

The questions were 70% technical domain knowledge and 30% problem-solving.

My initial phone/Google Hangout interview, after talking to the recruiter, involved questions about various web technologies as well as relational databases.

When I was invited onsite, I interviewed with four different people for an hour each.

• The first interview was all business-related problem-solving.
• The second and third were more in-depth about web technologies plus a little UNIX.
• Finally, the last one was a whiteboard coding problem.

I solved the coding problem using arrays, but at the end, I realized I could have used a BST to do it faster and communicated this to the interviewer. He was very enthusiastic that I figured this out and told me all he was looking for was the fact that I knew how to evaluate different algorithms based on their time complexity.

Looking back, although I solved the problem, it took me too long to do it, and things like that may be what they hold against you.

All in all, the position is very attainable for someone with moderate technical knowledge. I was told I came very close, but due to them being "unsure about a few of my answers," they decided to move on.

You will need to make sure you are adequately prepared before walking in, as this is Google; the standards are high. A few mistakes or taking too long to find a solution may cost you the offer.

Either way, have fun! Google is a great company, and if you make it to the onsite, you should be honored they extended the invitation. I'll definitely apply again and bring my A+ game next time!

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