I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Sep 2018
Interview
The recruiter was very friendly and helpful and the first interviewer was cordial and professional. The second phone screen was not very pleasant and the interviewer came across as impatient, arrogant and pedantic. The interview questions were poorly worded and many were trick questions with little hint of what they are really trying to screen for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have to move 100 Petabytes of data from the East Coast to the West Coast, how long will it take.
It was a standard phone interview, but it felt more like an engineering interview vs a TPM interview. The PM type of question and engineering type of question split was maybe 40/60 split and I was very surprised.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google
Interview
I was referred by an existing employee. I had a short (~15 minute) phone conversation with a recruiter that basically consisted of me reading my CV to the recruiter. The recruiter was enthusiastic - she couched her language and said while she couldn't guarantee an interview she had a good feeling and would meet with the hiring manager, share my CV, and get back to me within 5-7 business days. She then promptly ghosted me... it's been a couple months with no contact.
If I simply hadn't been selected there would be no hard feelings, but promising to follow up then failing to do so rubbed me the wrong way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What were your duties at your last position, what is your education level, etc