I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Jun 2011
Interview
Die ersten zwei Telefongespräche (Skype) mit Design- und Schätzfragen. Die Designfragen waren auch sehr technisch... In Zürich hatte ich dann drei aufeinanderfolgende Gespräche, die sich wieder mit Schätzfragen und Design beschäftigten... Das Design auch wieder sehr technisch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Eine Anzeige, die hochkommt, wenn jemand nach "Paris Hilton" sucht.
You would have to do a hiring assessment first, then a recruiter screening follows. First round interview with the hiring manager. Majorly product sense and product improvement. The questions were not direct though.
Overall a lot of steps to the interview process. Talked to different people and had opportunities to ask questions. Many different stages which made it a lengthy process overall. Wasn't too bad.
it was very long and had multiple stages. it never required any in person activity or any relocation to an office or company building. I did not take the job in the end but i recommend it