Google Interview Process: Expert Guide, Questions & Tips

So you’ve got an interview at Google — congrats! That’s no mean feat… Now you just have the small matter of acing Google’s gruelling interview process. Here are our top tips:

Phil from 4 day week
8 min readNov 17, 2022

A survey found that Google is the number-one company that most tech workers in the US want to work for. It’s easy to see why, we ranked them as one of the best FAANG companies to work for.

Unfortunately, it’s not easy to receive a job offer from Google. You’re far more likely to be accepted into Harvard than make it through the company’s notoriously difficult interview process, which has an acceptance rate of only 0.2%.

Thinking that you have what it takes? Apply!

Once you’ve received an invitation from them for an interview, you can use this guide from 4 Day Week on the Google interview process, to prepare for what’s to come!

Google Hiring Process Overview

From the very first step of applying to the moment you receive a job offer, you’ll have to go through five stages.

  • Stage 1: Resume screenings
  • Stage 2: Phone screenings
  • Stage 3: On-site interviews
  • Stage 4: Hiring committee reviews
  • Stage 5: Executive reviews

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