Google intern Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Very attractive company culture; great work-life balance; genius co-workers; some interesting intern events; very nice recruiting team; good pay; free food and many more things

Cons – Basically no. Maybe the gifts are not very exciting

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google full-time for less than a year

Pros – Google is a wonderful place to intern.

Cons – No Cons- I was finished with my internship and went back to school

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great smart helpful people
Lot of freedom.
Lots of perks.

Cons – On weekend you suddenly realize that you have to pay for food!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – You work with the smartest engineers in the world. You solve very difficult problems. You eat delicious food.

Cons – You eat too much delicious food. On a more serious note, it may be a bit difficult to separate work from life because of how closely Google seems to integrate its people. You'll have to work very hard to have a life outside of your code.

Advice to Senior Management – The recruitment process sometimes seems a little messy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great program, environment, good perks

Cons – Not a lot of structure in terms of goals and evaluation

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great flexibility and very friendly work environment.

Cons – A lot of inquisitive questions from outsiders about inside work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google full-time for less than a year

Pros – + Highest pay around.
+ Free meals & food, transportation, housing, gym access, car sharing.
+ Access to the brightest minds in the industry.
+ Chance to work on real, production code that will be used while you still work there.

Cons – Honestly, I have had nothing but a good experience working here.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work! Keep on integrating interns into the core of company life: encourage meetings and access to management.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Free food.
Free drink.
Gym, Game, everything.
Good work environment.
Flexible work hours.
Code review process.

Cons – Not too many things to complain.
It is the best intern experience I have ever had.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Facilities, people, tasks, it all makes you feel special and willing to work there. You can feel the responsibility and create legacy.

Cons – sometimes it's a lot of work, sometimes food is worse at the canteen. It is really hard to find something which works wrong there

Advice to Senior Management – more exposure to employees of lowest levels

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Google as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Lots of activities, and plenty of time for training courses. Personal calls, printing etc. allowed; even let me borrow an Ethernet cable when I arrived without one. "Tech Talks" that offer a chance to ask Larry and/or Sergey questions.

Cons – I was a Java programmer not seated near project teammates or other Java programmers, and was on a floor with no cubicle walls. Relied on headphones for noise control whenever I needed to think deeply (which, as an undergrad intern, was more often than for full-time engineers).

Advice to Senior Management – More emphasis on placing teammates together. More support needed in implementing OSS authentication clients -- would eliminate the need for an F/T engineer on many small internal apps. Employees with Asperger's/ADHD need walled cubicles to control distractions.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company