I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jun 2012
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. I had a initial screening with her. Then she called me a couple days later for a phone interview with her. Then I had another another phone interview with another Google recruiter about a week later. They asked questions about my background and also a couple of case questions. The recruiters were both really nice, and assisted me when I stumbled with the case questions The initial recruiter that called me after my second phone screen and told me they decided I was not a good fit for the position, but would like to keep me among their applicant pool.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would design a system used for sending out mailings for a tire company?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2012
Interview
thing from your initial communications with the company, organization and planning of the interview, number and type of interviews, and any advice you might offer to other interview candidates. Bonus points for your perceptions of the people, office, and work culture.