Google Team Leader interview questions

UK recruitment phone call ("you're the best candidate I've seen in months; you're a breath of fresh air!"). On-site manager call ("you're a breath of fresh air!"). In-person interview at Google = interviewer 10 minutes late without explanation or apology. Led up to an office where I was "interviewed" by two persons from the on-site team via video. Interviewer stated: "I found (my name), starting the interview off as though I was the one who was late. Several hypothetical questions raised. Many of them the same questions I'd aced on the telephone interview with the on-site person two days prior. Neither the Google employee nor the project manager, who was also on the "call" felt my experience matched their expectations. Follow-up e-mail with the on-site manager = my experience listed didn't jump out during the interview. The problem was that their queries were in response to specific instances they drummed up to gauge my reactions to certain circumstances. I've got CIPD experience and management expertise as well as continuing on-going education in this field. None of this influenced their decision. From the moment I'd entered the premises, everything was cold and not a pleasant candidate experience; you sign in at a computer and await the interviewer to call on you. As stated, my Google employee was 10 minutes late without reason or explanation.

There were two phone interviews in addition to the phone screen by the recruiter. I then came to Mountain View for a in person interview. I interviewed with 5 people in the time I was there. My interview started at 10:30 and finished around 2:30. All of the questions were pertinent to the job I was interviewing for. There were no oddball or unusual questions. The overall process was great. It took much longer than I had originally expected, however there were several other factors involved that delayed the process.