I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google
Interview
You have to submit through the google BOLD site. Submit resume and a response to their essay question. They also ask for SAT and/or ACT scores. Once you submit, they start contacting people on a rolling basis. I didn't get contacted until late March. I was studying abroad at the time so I had two phone interviews and one interview using their online video "hang-out" app.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you were a leader?
What is your favorite google product? How would you improve it?
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2011
Interview
There are 2 interviews in the first round phone interview. Remember fully understand the question before going to code. I did this mistake and didn't pass to the next round. One question is find the 2nd largest number in the array. Another one is find the nth largest number in the array. I don't remember the question that I can't understand first.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
it is too bad to give the wrong answer with such a simple question...