I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2022
Interview
Had a smooth first interview. What happened afterward was very unclear, and it seemed like neither the recruiter or online resources could explain why no one was advancing to the next round of interviews. Kept getting generic messages about "interviews being on hold" for months before finally getting a "we've filled the position" message.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You're the Head of Product of Google Photos. Describe how you'll boost revenue.
In total it's 7 interviews. It helps to know all products frameworks. They asked interesting questions like, how to build a fridge for the blind, how to build an elevator for skyscrapers, etc. Interviewers are nice and I believe it helps for your responses to be reasonable and not super hypothetical, but that's just my 2 cent.
Tested communication and product skills, leaning into product design and improvement questions and general problem solving skills. The interviewer was very supportive and guided how to proceed with the problem statement.
Interview focused on a standard product design question, involving designing a new product for travellers that Google would launch, and explaining reasoning and prioritisation. Follow up questions would be asked regarding the product design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product Design Question related to launching a new Google Product.
