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Re:Heath and Fillekes v. Google Inc. Lawsuit by mike_hearn on Thursday January 05, 2017 @05:44AM (#13326140)
It happens all the time. The first couple of interviews are just a phone screen. After the on-sites the packet goes to a committee, always, which makes the final decision having read all the feedbacks from all the interviews. The hiring committee isn't some last moment check/balance, it's the primary way hiring decisions are made. Or at least that's how it worked when I was an interviewer at Google.
Re:Heath and Fillekes v. Google Inc. Lawsuit by blauditore on Thursday January 05, 2017 @07:48AM (#13326683)
When I applied one year ago, my recruiter reviewed feedback of on-site interviews before passing it to the committee (which she decided not to do in my case).

From what I understand, reruiters are rated based on the quality of candidates they pass to the hiring committee, so they have an incentive to only let the best pass.

Re:Heath and Fillekes v. Google Inc. Lawsuit by awaythrow101 on Thursday January 05, 2017 @10:15AM (#13327686)
From my understanding, the recruiter has the option of outright rejecting you after your interview without passing it on to the hiring committee. Generally if your feedback is even vaguely positive, they'll pass it on though, so if you get rejected by the recruiter, it's usually pretty cut and dry.

This may vary depending on the office involved.