Google Interview

Share your interview story and questions

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:37:00 -0600

There is nothing like the feeling of elation after you know you ace'd your interview. Or, maybe you gave it your best shot but fell short. Either way or in between, this is the perfect place, to share your experience. Take a few minutes to answer any or all of the questions...

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Mind boggling

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:16:00 -0600

The Googleinterview process is Infamous for it’s mind boggling and creative methods to test new candidates. Here are two I’ve selected for you to first try to solve yourself, then see Google’s perfect answer. Q. How many golf balls will fit in a Mini? A. We will use a new mini...

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Google vs Microsoft interview experience

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:55:00 -0600

When you are preparing for an interview, you think about what you'll wear, the people you'll meet, and what they'll expect of you when you arrive. As an ambitious student trying to get that "dream job" out of college, I was faced with these questions. IT is competitive for the job seeker, and for...

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A short interview with Google employees

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:02:00 -0600

A short interview with Google employees about working there.www.youtube.com/watch?v=knAyZ4jsCYE

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Google Interview Setup

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:42:00 -0600

When shooting in NYC you have to make the most of small spaces. Luckily Google’s offices are extremely creative and the background is always fun. Here I had to spread out on a small table to achieve the optimal distance from the subject.

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Google Interview Question 2012

Tue, 29 May 2012 07:29:00 -0600

Interview questions asked by Google Recruitment team after qualifying the first on-campus round comprising a written exam: Round 1: 1) Given a database, a query returns correct output 99% of the time, however 1% of the time, it returns wrong output. What could be the possible reasons? 2) On...

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Two numbers question

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:37:00 -0600

A friend of mine is interviewing for a job. One of the interview questions got me thinking, just wanted some feedback. There are 2 non-negative integers: i and j. Given the following equation, find an (optimal) solution to iterate over i and j in such a way that the output is sorted. 2^i * 5^j So...

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Intearview.com

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:01:00 -0600

We've moved to http://intearview.com/! So please update your rss subscriptions (those who subscribed through feedburner - the url remains the same http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoogleInterview). Thanks and see you again, Intearview Team

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Few notes about behavior questions

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:48:00 -0600

Background: I'm a hiring manager for sysadmins, tech support people, and the occasional front-line manager thereof, and have worked in and interviewed for those positions most of my career, except for a brief stint driving trains -- of which the interview phase was surprisingly valuable...

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Task: Find meeting point

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:11:00 -0600

There is a matrix, m x n. Several groups of people locate at some certain spots. In the following example, there are three groups and the number 4 indicates there are four people in this group. Now we want to find a meeting point in the matrix so that the cost of all groups moving to that point is...

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Screening interview, math questions

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:44:00 -0600

For starters, don't just automatically act all "Game Over, man!" when you hit a dead end! Also, it helps to try to keep talking as you come up with an answer, because silence is very uncomfortable for both you and the interviewer! There are companies that deal with numbers that...

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Jim's experience

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:04:00 -0600

There were 3 rounds of interview.In the first round they asked s string related question.1. Given a string and set of characters, find the shortest substring which contains all the characters in the string.In the 2nd round2.Given a 2d sorted matrix (known as tableau) . where rows and cols are...

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Geometric question

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:35:00 -0600

Given 2n points on a circle.find the number of ways to draw n non intersecting chords.

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Easy questions & solutions

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:10:00 -0600

You have 1 to N-1 array and 1 to N numbers, and one number is missing, you need to find the missing the number. Now you have 1 to N-2 numbers, and two numbers missing. Find them. Solution: The question can be elucidated as follows.Given an array of size N-1 containing numbers less than N...

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Why This Programmer Didn't Get His Dream Job At Google

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:25:00 -0600

Interviewing at Google bucked Wes Bos' pre-conceived notions of what an ideal candidate is. The web developer thought Google wanted someone with a degree in computer science and only hires guys who can program in many languages. But to his surprise, Google showed interest in...

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