Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Google en ago 2016
Entrevista
A linked in recruiter reached out to me about Google FP&A - I sent my resume and a different recruiter followed up with me the same day for a call the next week. I was asked to talk about my background and skill set and another call was set up for a Hangout interview 2 weeks later.
That interview went as follows:
The recruiter asked me about my Master's - I detected a note of condescension because she asked what a Master's in Finance is. The why Google question came after that, and then we talked a little about Google's products. Hard stop at YouTube. Case Question.
I was asked a hypothetical. It was difficult. After I struggled to give my response I got some follow up questions. Such as what is YouTube's current user base. How would you project the size of the subscription base. How much AdWords revenue comes from YouTube. What would you recommendations to Management be.
Assume you were wrong. How would you adjust your analysis to meet management's P&L forecast expectations.
Tip: when researching Google's products, you should probably know the user base, how much that product contributes to revenues, revenues per user, which category of revenue it falls in, and how that revenue is forecasted. I was asked questions around all of these things in the case, but I was told just a General Knowledge of Google's products and services would suffice.
After the case I was asked one more question and that was pretty much all the time there was.
Also, this just happened today. The recruiters were very fast in their communication with me, but pretty sure I won't be hearing back.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
How would you forecast the P&L for YouTube if they were to add a subscription based service? How would that forecast affect the current P&L for YouTube's model as it currently exists? Is it a good or bad decision?
What are some initiatives you would like to see Google undertake. What are some things you feel we should be doing but aren't?
Flipped: What are some projects Google should kill and why?
Candidates submit applications, undergo screening calls, attend one or more in-person or virtual interviews with hiring managers and team members, complete assessments if required, then receive hiring decisions and job offers.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 1 semana. Acudí a una entrevista en Google (Mountain View, CA) en nov 2025
Entrevista
Google's hiring assessment process typically includes a resume screening, a recruiter call, and a series of virtual interviews with a combination of technical (coding, system design) and behavioral (Googleyness and Leadership) rounds. An initial online assessment may be used for some roles or levels, and while technical roles focus heavily on coding and problem-solving, all positions are evaluated on problem-solving, cognitive ability, and cultural fit. The final stage involves 3-5 interviews, usually lasting 45 minutes each, conducted on shared documents or whiteboards.
It was good and easy and it was a nice interview and the interviw went good and the people are nice and I liked everythign about it so that is basically it and that is it