Applied on careers site, got s call from talent advisor after two weeks of applying. She was very nice in her initial discussion and scheduled interview exactly a week in advance, asked me to prepare on DSA. I tried my best to prepare DS and algorithms. In The candidature doc, they also mentioned that 2d arrays and graphs are complex data structures. Focus only on simple data structures. Be yourself in attempting to solve problems. We will check your endurance and not someone else's answers. I spent the whole week on reading concepts in DS and A. After a week of preparation I felt my brain flowing out through my ears :D I stopped preparing, I was ready to face the interview. I tried my best in first round, in white board I was able to write proper code with brute force approach, follow up question was not completed as time boarded the rocket! Round 2: Oh! 2D array and graphs? I know it's out of scope but I didn't want to argue with the interviewer, I would say, she was blank and she doesn't able to explain what the problem is. Only at the end of the interview she referred some places and explained the question correctly! I gave my algorithm! I also informed that in my 12 years java development experience, I didn't get a chance to work or read on Graphs. I thanked her for the opportunity and experience she gave! She also mentioned we are not looking for any precise answer, we are just checking how you are approaching the problem. Well! Didn't get call or email from Google even after 3 days of interview! But the way I answered in the interview I understood my result. After interview my confidence was shattered. Now started applying to some midrange companies! Thanks for giving me an opportunity to realise where I am and what my abilities are. One question I had was in the initial discussion the talent advisor told we are looking for Java experts, masters in cs, fully involved in graph theory! Does anyone really use java and solve graphs in real world?