I just got an interview for a company called One Work Place at Google in Mountain View. It's for an AutoCAD designer position.

I'm told that it's difficult to get in to Google with several rounds of interviews, and very tough questions.

If anyone works at Google or knows about/works at One Work Place, that'd be awesome if you can hand out some pointers.

Thanks in advance!

 

Good luck!

 

I hear they have a tough interviewing process. They ask a lot of riddles and like people who think outside the box.

 

Good luck! And congrats on even getting an interview, so many "We regret to inform you," emails... sigh.

 

im a contractor there at google and even that was hard to get in, BUT once you get in there man your set. goodluck and be yourself

 

I would be lucky to get emails or replies after interviews .

Good luck on your interview!

 

There is information about the interview process with example interview questions at glassdoor.com

 

... how many interviews have you guys been on in the past... say.... 5 months?

i've been to 5 (different) and one phone. today was the 5th interview, i really want this job!

 

Thanks for the luck everyone...

This will be my 5th interview since I was laid off in November 2008. Granted, I've been working "part-time", which is more like a contract position, for about 3 months.

And I worked a contract position at West Marine in Watsonville for a couple of months.

The architectural field is really hurtin'. It sucks. I can't even think of anything else to do as a career either.

 

I hear you have to get invited by somebody already being interviewed there.

 

 

That's the first thing that comes up when you google "google interview process"

 

(This is for technical interviews. Not sure how OWP interviews differ, so this may be irrelevant.)

Don't try to BS in the interview -- if you don't know, say so, but also don't just shrug and give up. Try to work through the issue and think out loud while you do it.

Also, don't be expecting lots of weird riddle questions. That's often reported but not actually encouraged these days.

Not really any such thing as a word in the right ear, either. The whole process is reviewed six ways from Sunday so that it doesn't come down to the recommendations of one person, for or against.

(This is just me talking, not official. But I do work for Google, and I have gone through the interviewer training.)

 

If they ask you when the Narwhal bacons... Don't say, "Midnight".

 

One Workplace isn't part of Google. They do office furniture and workstation design.
Corp HQ is in Milpitas
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