I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2012
Interview
I got this opening through a consultancy and they scheduled the initial interview. The first interview was a basic introduction and a small analytical question. Then there were a couple of technical interviews but more concentrated on the analytical skills. Eventually I got a call from my to-be manager and he asked me about my work experience and education (kinda resume related questions). Then finally I got a call from the HR saying that I have been selected.
The interview experience was good overall. The interviewer was calm and professional, and asked moderately difficult questions covering DSA, HTML, CSS, AI, ML, DL, NLP, and related technical concepts. The discussion was well-structured and provided a balanced assessment of both fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
3 rounds resume screening online test then interview in 3 parts technical round managerial round and hr round and all were good and interview was very helpful for me and interviewer also helped me in many questions
Process took 2-3 months. Three round of interviews. With technical exercise. Panel of 2 interviewers. interviewers were nice and supportive throughout the interview process. They made me feel very comfortable.