For all their virtues Google is known to be very protective of many of their secrets.
The Google interview process, with test questions that can include
riddles and rhymes, is almost legendarily unique among job interviews.
Thanks to several blog posts from people turned down by Google we have
a bit more insight into the process:
Corey Trager, perhaps suffering from a bit of sour grapes, writes:
I would have felt more at home in a humble Amish household than
I did in the pseudo-hip, purchased-cool, energy-profligate,
global-warming-contributing lobby of Google’s Chicago office.
I
knew these judgments were being fueled by my unsettled emotional state.
I knew that if Google were to make me an offer, I would accept it. I
mean, hey, it’s Google, the Angelina Jolie of tech employers.
Trager also lists some other Google interviewees that failed to make
the Google grade, but gifted us with some insight on the process of
trying to get a job with what many would suggest is clearly the world’s
most prestigious technology company: