I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Aug 2013
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I was handed a page of server-side code and asked to immediately interpret it, without any context. In actual work situations, I do well at interpreting code when given a bit of context, but I stammered in front of the interviewer when this happened. My next interviewer literally said in the interview, "It's not like we're going to give you a page of code and have you interpret it on the spot!" I think I should have told her that that is what had just happened.
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They asked me to interpret a page of code in a language for which I claimed very little proficiency.
Interview process was quick and very professional. Result declaration takes a lot of time sometimes.
Questions were mostly technical and situation based. It was a difficult round.
However, it was a great experience.
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They asked me mostly about technical questions and management skills.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Feb 2024
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It was good and they asked core questions and took a thorough assessment. Seamless procedure must say. However, the approach of the respective person can be better. Overall the experience was good
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Hyderābād)
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Once written was clear, i was called for in person interview. they asked about the various concepts we use in documents, different kind of guides. got stuck with the maintenance aspect of the document cycle
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they asked about the various concepts we use in documents
Technical Writer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Writer roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Technical Writer according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 5%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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