Top 3 ways to prepare for Interview

Google uses an internal software known as qDroid and it acts as google`s question generator kinda like the computer on who wants to be a millionaire.This is what sets them apart from other big companies and what sets Google apart. So how do you get prepared for the interview exactly here are 3 hacks to prepare for your interview:

1) Anticipation:

You know what makes footballers great its anticipating which shot will go where.So you can do the same and try to predict where the interviewer is going with his line of questioning and prepare urself beforehand. For example: If an interviewer is asking you about web design and about your project than you can anticipate that the google interviewer will ask you what problems you had in that project and what did you do to make solution to that problem and what was your learning from that project.Similarly if coding interview Google interviewer will ask what was code bugs you encountered and how you came up with solutions. You can try explaining a project, assignment, or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities.

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Google Interview Process explained for beginners(Part 2)

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Okay so You got selected in Google and they now call you for an onsite round.Lets see what comes next and in 2016 this is happening in Google hiring for freshers and senior resources:

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So the process starts with usually 3 sometimes four Google interviewers and some functional questions which lasts around 30-50 minutes each so its a long time of grilling.It`s google hiring so you should be patient this is your dream company.

Now for Technical profiles (Engineers) They ask you a lot of questions on the area of your expertise and also test your knowledge on data structures and algorithm based questions.The interviewers are friendly and they just want to test your confidence.The questions have various ways in which they can be answered basically Google is a company which stresses on out of box problem solving so the more creative you are, the more chances of your job in Google.

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Also in 2016 we are witnessing Google using new techniques of hiring and recruiting is done as per a set pattern now:

Phone/Hangout Interviews :

IBM,Accenture,TCS,Cognizant,Genpact,RBS,American express among other companies usually conduct the initial round of interview over the telephone so that they can better gauge the candidate before bringing them in for a face to face at Google location.

 

Now the twist is in a telephonic round Technical(For B.Tech,B.E) hirings usually will last between 30-60 minutes.And the coding is shared via google doc( of course) with the interviewer and its real time so u can imagine its different than other companies.

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