Although I didn't formally sign an NDA I did agree to not talk about details on blogs or forums. That said I can only discuss in general terms. The questions were really not what I was expecting. There were two questions and neither of them required data structures or even an algorithm. Really just a standard coding question requiring some logic, analysis, and OO design but nothing fancy. Alas, for reasons beyond me the interviewer did not like how I answered the questions. Google does not provide any feedback on why you were rejected beyond a standard copy/paste response from the recruiter. On a side note- the interviewer didn't ask a single question about me or seem to care in the slightest. "Just another day, another interview" kind-of attitude. Which I guess is to be expected from them, but kinda depressing from the interviewee perspective. Afterwards I went through the interview minute-by-minute in my head and tried to guess what the interviewer was looking to see. Obviously it's a lot easier to come up with a great design when you are not under pressure. So no pearls of wisdom from me how I would do it differently since I felt I was very well prepared. I guess it's partially the luck of the draw, and the mood of the person doing the screening. When they have the full day of interview at least there needs to be a consensus from several interviewers. In the screening stage you get only one chance and one persons opinion to get you through the door.
