I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2021
Interview
Interview process is lengthy but can be found online by doing a Google search. My experience followed what I saw posted online. Multiple rounds of interviews with other UXRs and a hiring manager interview. Everyone was great and high quality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretend you have a new sensor that measures human breath, how might you use it on a wearable?
Prepare for a whole day. You’ll first do a presentation to 5 reviewers of 2-3 case studies. Then, you’ll have 1:1 interviews with each of the reviewers who saw your presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the presentation, I was asked why I chose a specific research method
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jul 2022
Interview
Was reached out to directly from a recruiter, received an interview the following week. The interview itself was fine, however my issue is with how the recruiter followed back up with me. I was sent an email 2 weeks later (!!) after radio silence from the recruiter who wrote:
“I hope this message finds you well. The reason for my outreach today is to provide you with an update on your application, and ask for any referrals in User Experience that you may know. Unfortunately we are not able to move forward with your application at this time but you can still apply for other roles after 12 months. Our team is looking at our top talent (that’s you), and asking if they know anyone who would be interested in starting their journey with Google. We are looking for people just like you for our team. YES, Google is still hiring!!!! We would be absolutely thrilled for you to send us anyone you know that has a skillset just like you!
I look forward to connecting with you soon!”
This email is so tone-deaf and insulting- Google is looking for “people just like me” to hire but clearly, didn’t want to hire the person who’s most like me: myself. I’m so annoyed and insulted by the incompetence of this email- it makes me want to not work at Google or recommend anyone I know work there.