ive had 3 google interviews, one on-site, and I can say without a doubt that its not only demoralizing but a complete waste of time. Reading their own outline of the hiring process and watching the youtube video, I was instructed that "goofy" google questions weren't asked anymore. No less than 5 minutes in the meeting room and I was met with "how do you build a datacenter on the moon?" followed by "how many cans of beer can you fit in a school bus?"
My latest phone screen about a year ago started off with a technical recruiter handing off from Mountain View to a recruiter in San Diego, then passing me back to a technical screener in mountain view who couldnt remember his questions. The follow-up technical review came from Boulder Colorado and focused on C programming and Linux dynamic libraries for a SRE position.
All in all I hope they get their hiring process sorted out. The most disparaging and frustrating thing is hearing "just keep trying! everyone has to apply at least N times before they get hired." The fact that this sentiment exists at all speaks volumes to the management climate.
My latest phone screen about a year ago started off with a technical recruiter handing off from Mountain View to a recruiter in San Diego, then passing me back to a technical screener in mountain view who couldnt remember his questions. The follow-up technical review came from Boulder Colorado and focused on C programming and Linux dynamic libraries for a SRE position.
All in all I hope they get their hiring process sorted out. The most disparaging and frustrating thing is hearing "just keep trying! everyone has to apply at least N times before they get hired." The fact that this sentiment exists at all speaks volumes to the management climate.