I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Sept 2012
Interview
Initially you have to do an online test: very simple. You then have a face to face interview which is fairly easy. They might ask you a critical thinking question: How much water is consumed in Dublin in one week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They might ask you a critical thinking question: How much water is consumed in Dublin in one week?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Google
Interview
My resume was forwarded to the hiring team through a recruitment agency. I was notified that I had received an interview through my recruiter and was told to expect some unique questions. I was told my interview might be fairly short and it only lasted 10 minutes. I didn't really get the sense that they could judge my character or how well I could perform the job through this extremely brief interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
At this exact moment, how many people in San Francisco are using Google Maps?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Aug 2011
Interview
Recruitment process through a recruiter. Initial interviews with recruitment agency before being sent of to the interview with a Google recruiter. Interviewer was straight-forward and didn't give a glue about his impression of me.
Questions asked were standard interview questions about strengths/weaknesses, past work experience, etc. But also analytical questions were asked. See below.