Google

I asked a friend for an internal referral. A recruiter contacted me within two days. Since I was local and had a referral, the phone screen was waived, and I proceeded directly to the on-site interview. Google offers an interview preparation class.

Good. The technical challenge was insane. The interviewer was very personable and helpful during the challenge because it was quite the algorithm needed to solve it. I was able to get it done.

I was contacted by a Google recruiter and went directly to an on-site interview, I believe due to a strong internal referral. I spent a week preparing for the interview. On interview day, there were 5 rounds of technical interviews plus lunch. In tot