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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Thank you all for your insightful comments. I do feel a little better and more informed. I will try to write an unofficial summary using what others (mostly the official wordings from Googlers (sigh)) have said, mainly for people in the sam
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Wow, 1200 resumes for 3 positions, I didn't know that getting recruited by Google was that competitive, good for them that they can afford being that competitive. Do you mind telling us if in the first interview you aced all your interviews
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
I actually had a couple of interviews with more than one questions, but not others. I agree this could have been one of the reasons, but again an indication of this in the feedback could have helped.
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Does being at the top of your class in one of the Top 50 Universities in the nation, with a near perfect GPA matter? I actually liked the CS program at my university, and being a state university the fees were pretty low compared to other u
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Ya that is the other thing, I too felt that anything else didn't matter or mattered very less other than your performance on that day.
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Thanks Cletus for taking the time to write that up. That really makes me feel better and provides somewhat more insight into the process. My 5 years of experience was actually divided like 3 between Masters and Bachelors and 2 after Masters
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
"My experience was similar to yours. I interviewed at YouTube, and I was flown over from New Zealand for the interview. When I returned the next day, I got my generic rejection letter with Dear {Full Name}. While I got the general solutions
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Well if that is what they expect, then they should make it clear. Something like don't say you are finished till you have verified your solution. They didn't. "If an engineer misses details and won't spend time looking for a more optimal so
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by throwawayttt 15y ago
Personally the phone interview was much easier for me and I guess much lenient on any initially sub-optimal time complexity solutions, this doesn't mean you should relax though :). All the best for your interview.
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My Google Interview Experience
79 points by throwawayttt 15y ago|86 comments