I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Nov 2019
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The staffing agency contacted me for this role. The job description and responsibility looked perfect for what I was looking for. The team reviewed my portfolio and requested a phone interview. After a month I got a request for the second round of online portfolio review with designer and engineer. Although the process was simple their approach to the interview was really bad. After asking for feedback many times, I was told by the recruiting agency that they think you were good but they can hire someone better.
I did one round of a recruiter interview and moved on to a portfolio review. The recruiter interview was just walking me through the interview process, which I'm going thru and the portfolio interview was with the hiring manager.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2025
Interview
I was moved along the process really fast, the only slowdown I experienced was with the scheduling team (def not the most efficient or responsive, so be ready to be patient with them)
That said, the hiring team and recruiters were really good at keeping things moving. I heard back the morning of the next working day after my initial hiring manager call, and was notified that I was moving to the offer stage less than 20 hours after completing my final round.
Overall, a fast, well-run interview process once the interviews themselves started.
The interview process was very pleasant. I had the opportunity to meet with a few team members, and the questions asked were insightful. They really took the time to understand my background, and I felt that the interviewers were genuinely interested in my experience and how it aligned with the team's needs. The process was smooth, and they provided great feedback along the way.
