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      PhD Interview

      4 Feb 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google

      Interview

      I had two back-to-back interviews, each 45 mins long with a 15 minute break in between. The interviewrs called me over phone, while I had to write my solutions on a shared document. Two different people interviewed me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Analytical questions, which I had to code afterwards.
      Answer question

      Other PhD interview reviews for Google

      PhD Interview

      22 Oct 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Sept 2017

      Interview

      I was contacted by a Google recruiter around mid-August. The recruiter asked me if I was interested in applying in a PhD Internship at Google Research for next summer. I was unsure, the recruiter sent me some links about the research teams and areas. We then had first hangouts call and since I don't have much coding experience I have been suggested to spend this year preparing and then get into the interview process next year.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How many hours per week do you spend coding? When was the last time you did problem-solving? Why would you like to do an internship?
      Answer question

      PhD Interview

      28 Mar 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Feb 2017

      Interview

      Two screening interviews. They started with some simple knowledge question without coding something like bit manipulation or some network concept. And then coding of course. It was not that difficult, and I think I did well, but did not get the offer.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      good card shuffling algorithm
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Return the coordinate of 1's in 2D array which is consisted of 0 or 1.
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