I had initial email contact with the recruiter on June 30, 2014. The final decision was given on September 16, 2014.

This was my second time interviewing with Google. I was familiar with the entire process. If you've interviewed before and know your stuff, they skip the phone screen and fly you straight out.

I flew to the NYC office. Everything was reimbursed and very quick. I already knew what to study; all that information is really easy to find online, and the recruiter tells you what to study.

I had no problems answering any of the questions, except those involving a data structure that supports map-like and array-like operations.

I was told that I performed well, but that the hiring committee "didn't have enough data," so I didn't get the job.

Study, study, study. That's the best advice I can give. All material and questions to study can be found online easily.

I just got contacted for a third interview. We'll see how it goes.

A data structure that supports both map and array operations without a time complexity penalty.