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Re:Get that job at Google by cperciva on Thursday March 13, 2008 @03:01AM (#135818)
I've heard that Google has really mixed, often shitty interviewing and this just confirms the hearsay.

My experience doesn't match that. I decided against accepting Google's offer, but I can't find any fault with my interviewers; while there were a few instances of "I know this is a lame question, but I'm supposed to ask it", most of the questions I was asked were quite interesting -- and my interviewers were clearly ready and eager to learn when I presented them with solutions which were better than the "official" solutions they expected.

Re:Get that job at Google by aston on Thursday March 13, 2008 @03:26AM (#135821)
That would be the positive half of the "mixed." I thought my interview process was not so hot, personally. Not horrible, but not at all as good as yours.
Re:Get that job at Google by whacked_new on Thursday March 13, 2008 @09:12AM (#135919)
I don't know Google's hiring process, but your experience is probably very atypical -- they came to you, and not you them, correct?