Got into the process through a referral. Had a first round screen with a recruiter who was really really nice and communicated very well. Second round was a portfolio review with a staff designer which felt more like an interrogation rather than a conversational interview. I totally understand that Google has a rigorous interview process and high standards for who they hire but this interviewer really left a bad taste in my mouth because he interrupted me every couple minutes to cross question. I couldn’t even get through one whole case study. He was quite rude and I was almost in tears towards the end. I’m frankly terrified of interviewing ever again..

The interview process felt quite unprofessional. HR emailed me on the same day and asked me to choose an interview time that day, which felt very unreasonable and gave me almost no time to prepare. After the phone screen, I was supposed to interview with the hiring manager, but the coordination seemed to missing something. No interview was scheduled, and I only found out something was wrong when I followed up during the interview week. I then received a last-minute calendar invitation. After the interview, there was no follow-up at all. I finally received a rejection email about a month and a half later. Overall, the process showed a lack of respect for candidates.