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.

The interview process included: * A telephonic call by HR. * A telephonic interview (which included sharing a Google Doc for coding). * An onsite interview (5 rounds). Each round, including the telephonic round, was 45 minutes long.

I had two rounds of phone interviews. In the first round, the interviewer asked me about my current experience, motivation to work at Google, etc. I believe this was mostly to get an understanding of who should be interviewing me. In the second rou