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Google Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Website: www.google.com<\/a>
Size: 10,000+ employees
Revenue: $25+ billion (USD) per year
Headquarters: Mountain View<\/a>, CA, United States
Founded: 1998
Industry: Information Technology
Competitors: Microsoft, Apple, Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Company Overall Rating: 4.5\/5
Recommend to a friend: 90%
Benefits: 4.5\/5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Interview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Interview Experience<\/strong>
Positive: 61%
Neutral: 23%
Negative: 15%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting an Interview<\/strong>
Applied Online: 43%
Employee Referral: 22%
Recruiter: 22%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview Difficulty<\/strong>
3.3\/5 (Average)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Technical<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What is your favourite programming language and what you don\u2019t like about it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What percentage of a day do you spend programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What kind of software are you interested in developing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What was the hardest bug to solve in a project that you\u2019ve worked on?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. What is the derivative of 1\/x?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Describe how Dijkstra\u2019s algorithm works<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. How would you build a product like YouTube?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Give an approximation of 2 power 26<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Tell me everything you know about hash-tables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. What is the use of the hashCode() method in Java?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Explain Linux virtual memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Imagine you were creating a search engine for events, how would you go about it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. How would you create an algorithm to verify whether a number is prime or not<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. How would you reverse just the vowels in a string?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. How does the Traceroute network diagnostic tool work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. What is the kernel call to get the inode information of a file?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. How would you implement a thread-safe LRU cache?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. How would you go about generating a random sequence of numbers for the lottery?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. How could an internet client\/server structure work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. How would you find the longest substring which contains only two unique characters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Sales \/ Product Manager<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Why are you applying to Google?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What\u2019s your biggest achievement to date<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How would you describe yourself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What do you know about the role?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Why are you interested in leaving your current role?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. What is an exciting product you worked on recently<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. What is your favourite Google Product, and how would you improve it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Estimate how many cities there in Europe?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. How many calories are in your local grocery store?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Roughly how many spoken languages exist in the world?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. How many people are connected to the internet right now?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. Explain AdWords to a 4 year old child<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. Explain how Google fits into Alphabet<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    14. Tell me of a time when you dealt with a difficult customer?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    15. Why would you pick Google over Microsoft or Apple?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    16. What would you do if your co-worker was constantly rude to their client over the phone?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    17. Describe a tough situation you had with a client or colleague<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    18. What would happen if we charged everyone to use Google Maps?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    19. What is your favourite app and why? How would you improve or monetize it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    20. Are you willing to spend 2 months in another country being trained?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      These interview questions were asked in real job interviews. Make sure you can answer the majority of these questions before your interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Preparing for a video interview?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Practice these Google interview questions in our course, which combines online classes with interactive exercises. We have questions in the exercises for Google, Microsoft, McKinsey, Apple, Deloitte and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Practice and get feedback on your virtual interview with interactive exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How the Interview Process Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Phone \/ Hangout interviews<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      For software engineering roles, your phone \/ Hangout discussion will last between 30 and 60 minutes. When answering coding questions, you\u2019ll talk through your thought process while writing code in a Google Doc that you\u2019ll share with your interviewer. Google recommends using a hands-free headset or speakerphone so you can type freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For all other roles, your phone \/ Hangout discussion will last between 30 and 45 minutes. Be prepared for behavioural<\/a>, hypothetical, or case-based questions that cover your role-related knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Onsite Interviews<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      You\u2019ll usually meet with four Googlers \u2013 some potential teammates and some cross-functional. You will meet each for about 30 to 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For software engineering candidates, Google want to understand your coding skills and technical areas of expertise, including tools or programming languages and general knowledge on topics like data structures and algorithms. Websites such as PluralSight<\/a> are a great tool for measuring ability and filling any skills gaps. There\u2019s generally some back and forth in these discussions, just like there is on the job, because Google like to push each other\u2019s thinking and learn about different approaches. So be prepared to talk through your solutions in depth. Push your own boundaries and find the best answer\u2014that\u2019s probably how you work anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For candidates outside of engineering, you\u2019ll have the chance to highlight strengths in four different areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n