I applied through university. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at YouTube (San Mateo, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
Two interviews, the second one had to be rescheduled because the interviewer never showed up. Eight questions, two behavioral questions per key aspect they were interviewing for. The experience wasn't negative but both interviewers seemed uninterested.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ask for transferrable skills. "Tell me about a time you..."
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at YouTube
Interview
Had 4 stages of interview with Google style interviews, with hiring manager, with peers, and with cross-function teams. All within 2-3 weeks until signing period. HR was friendly and topics were informed beforehand whether its about Googliness, General Cognitive Ability, Role Related Questions. Since this job is not technical, there is no number crunching questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you are given a task outside your day to day jobs? (Something along this line)