Google Interview Experience | Accepted... then Rejected

[@MrEternalFool]

I failed 7 interviews and then magically cleared Uber. A lot depends on your luck. Don't lose heart it's mostly random.

[@HK-sw3vi]

so how many rides do you do a day?

[@mikeb4471]

Lmfao^

[@RogerBliddack]

Bot 13 - Ouch 😂🤣😅

[@VirtualGhostMaster]

Bot 13 Gotttemm

[@mosesegboh]

@@HK-sw3vi lmaooooooo

[@arunraju9705]

I love how specific your video is, no blabber or no generic stuff, and the experience you had sucks man. But, the saying "only worry about things that are in your control and nothing else" is as true as it sounds a cliche.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thank you Arun. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@shadialtarsha1911]

I felt the pain, it sucks man. The important part that you passed the interview process, I will feel so proud of myself for that

[@djsnakeyes]

Simple. They looked at your search/browsing history.

[@nribackpacker]

lol if they looked at my search/browsing history probably lot of porn website would pop up

[@smoothbeak]

My thoughts exactly. Maybe he's too partial to Donald Trump or conservative values, or just not "liberal" enough? I'd never consider working for Google or Facebook.

[@JD-kf2ki]

@@nribackpacker Hmm no good. Stay away from pornography!

[@leomak7580]

lmao )

[@atimnyanzi6859]

@@JD-kf2ki 😆😆😆

[@farmerjohn7756]

Its internal hiring, there's a HUGE risk management reason to choose an internal employee over new comers. I've been declined twice over a very much same narrative, I just happen to know the hiring management in both cases to get the inside scoop (unofficial reasons). "2-3 years" just means someone of equal or better experience wanted the job internally. Best of luck.

[@zonk1477]

Why bother posting the job if they are just going to go with an internal candidate. It's a waste of everyone's time.

[@Nightenstaff]

Companies always want to move employees up the skill tree and hire the lower position because it allows them to casts a wider net of potential new hires with less risk. Popping a new hire in the middle of the skill tree can disrupt those already there who have gotten comfortable with the groove. It's pretty likely this is exactly what happened even if the internal person getting hired had less skill than all the other applicants.

[@bg357wg]

@@zonk1477 well, they probably didn’t realize it, or had certain kinks to work out before those options reveal themselves to be even possible

[@msimbomkuu]

It is okay to give the position to an existing employee..but then why advertise externally...wast of time and resources if you ask me😞

[@CSneedInc]

Thanks for sharing this info. It makes me question the process. Who is likely to be hired: a TVC that works at Google or a true external candidate from Apple or Facebook? Even though TVCs are considered external, we are there immersed in the culture, know the rules and values of the company. Who is more likely to get a hired: a TVC who has worked in that department or with that department for the role or a Google FTE who has no experience in that department at all?

[@manteksingh9954]

I really like how positive you are despite such a terrible experience! I hope you find your dream job soon if you haven't already! Cheers man.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks for watching and thanks for your support!

[@KeepOnCoding]

Let’s please keep the comment section positive! Have an amazing day!

[@yawendengcici]

Hey Keep on Coding (not sure what's your name lol), thanks for sharing & never turn yourself down no matter whatever you been told. :) you did great, be confident!

[@JK360noscope]

You don't want to do that, opposites attract! Gonna be soooo much negativity here in a minute

[@aaronanderson1068]

Thanks for sharing - it’s always difficult to get rejected on an offer and I know the feeling, but you got the right attitude.

[@soorajarakkal1520]

Yo, I thought my rejection story was bad. The interview process took a couple weeks and in the end, the recruiter told me it was really close and that I didn't get the position. I was super down and couldn't function well for a week but hearing your story it's so much worse. Thank you for sharing this!

[@andrews13]

Which company you went for interview? Google?.

[@RorretsNet]

This is the one thing I hate in the hiring process. Not the rejection itself, but I hate that no full details are provided on why they rejected an individual. Piece of information that can better someone. Instead you get the bull get more work experience, we found a candidate more inline with our blah blah blah, or nothing back at all. This is the only part I fully with a passion hate. Can't do nothing about it either, can be biased as they want and cover it up. Keep up the good work and inspiration to people man!

[@johnsabini3218]

This was a good heartfelt talk. I think you've helped a lot of peeps by your insights and resiliency. You got a long career(s) ahead of you and you'll find that it may have been for the good. I think that they may have found someone internally. I had a similar experience with a University position once. I had passed all of the departmental interviews and was told I was to be given an offer, only to be told a week later that the offer was rescinded. I asked my friend who was an admin and she told me that they had people who were already in the pipeline for that position from within the University. I went onto finance/math and as brutal as it was, at least I knew the rules of the game.

[@soubarnobanerjee8257]

This meant a lot to me....struggle began since my college days. Then after facing rejection in more than 12 companies, I began working at a startup. There I learned many technologies. Now I'm in Infosys. But I really need to grow more and achieve a better place to work with better mindsets. You've inspired me so much!

[@KeepOnCoding]

You can do it buddy! I've been rejected so many times I can't keep track, but I always keep coming back.

[@cybernetck]

Thank you for sharing your story; my heart sank to towards the end. Very insightful!

[@KeepOnCoding]

It was my dream job but life goes on. I appreciate your support brother!

[@billythesunbeltsamurainapi3670]

I'm so sorry , honestly though for you to get that far you should be proud of yourself !! Not many get that far keep grinding !

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks brother. I appreciate your support!

[@ccricers]

It's ironic how interviewing in software development is so full of undefined behavior.

[@television1088]

It's because the interview process is really stupid.

[@russelfernandes8483]

'undefined' enables them to hide bias and all sorts of prejudice under this category - 'external factors', 'we've decided to go in another direction'...whatever.

[@peyastig6371]

A lot of segmentation faults

[@socrattt]

Programmers are often illogical when dealing with humans.

[@SkoomaIceCoffee]

big corporations take interviews on regular basis,not because they need an employee but because there are a lot of clients/companies who doesn't like to interview a random person and are afraid to fail at getting a right employee...so companies like google come in with recommendations of an employee and charge a broker fees for there service. It a Business, sometimes run secretly by handful of HR employees of companies(this is a example of passive income).

[@damirko]

The good thing is you made it through a lot of hurdles many don't. Its messed up that it didn't workout for you. But you did get some great experience and thank you for sharing it with us.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks Mirko!

[@hazelhumor]

The final resolution of your application sounds pretty unprofessional to me, especially coming from a company like Google. You basically passed the whole interview process and even had a match with a team whose manager was really interested in having you. And then, all of a sudden, at the very last stage where you rarely get rejected, rather than an offer you get a rejection with no further explanation. Just like that. We've been giving you super positive feedback for two months, but now we're rejecting you and can't say why. Honestly be it Google or a no name company, you don't do that to a person. I really appreciate the way you got over it without making so much of a big deal out of it. The level of maturity you showed in that situation, to me, is worth having you in any company.

[@goguma-cr3di]

Doubt it. Think him having his YT channel might have something to do with it.

[@magnusanderson6681]

@@goguma-cr3di I find it impossible to believe that google can be google and only find out about a YT channel that late in the process. Then again, it would make sense that they wouldn't want google employees talking about it publicly all the time

[@bg357wg]

@@magnusanderson6681 I seem to recall certain big companies having issues with employees running KZbin channels, so it’d make sense considering the precedents Edit: I just remembered that it was TechLead who got fired from Facebook for having a KZbin channel

[@kelvinxg6754]

@@goguma-cr3di me too

[@andrews13]

May be he said somwthing at the very final stage, which was not said before. Could be him having YT channel..

[@alexandersoltesz8103]

It's indeed "strange" how they were saying "something came up, external issue, it's not you it's me"... lol. and then a remark, "have 2-3 years more experience". well if they can't give me a proper feedback, google or not, I wouldn't go somewhere where they're bullshitting me. I'd personally think they tracked me down and found something personal they didn't like about me, just didn't have the backbone to tell me basically.

[@dkchen]

Alexander Phoenix sadly it’s not about having a backbone. It’s about not getting sued. If they give strict feedback they could possibly open themselves up to a lawsuit.

[@scurvofpcp]

@@dkchen Very much this, a problem that happens more today then ever is that a company is not just looking for someone with the skill, but someone who has a history of not causing a drama....and is from a clean social circle. Honestly the hiring process that those larger companies use is very much like getting a security clearance. They will do background checks, they are going to look to see if you have a history of doing the stupid, they are going to pay attention to how many unsavory types you have associated with. If your sister is a drug addict and your father laundered money for the mob then you might be in for a hard time. Those are both situations that bring a potential liability. And a major concern is trustability. Employees of any ilk are given access and the chance of access to very valuable assets that do indeed have a market value, so if you are a ghost in the system with little to no family...it is likely that that right there may flag you. (although to be fair, that can also be a very employable trait, but let's not think on that one too much) I was told once when I was younger that when it comes to a security clearance is that they are not as worried about you getting a dui (still don't) but how you handle it. If you have a record for doing the stupid and trying to deflect and make it painful for all involved or shift the blame (and word gets around, you would be surprised what people are willing to disclose on even a casual cold call) well, those things are major red flags. But...if you do the stupid and then try to make it right...well it shows and decision makers are very aware that not everyone is perfect and that right there gives them an insight on how you will behave if there is a mess that happened inhouse that you were a part of.

[@Dylankepley]

"how you know da TRUTRU?"---Tom Hanks/Cloud Atlas

[@garm0nb0z1a]

I know from being an insider that Google plays dirty when it comes to 'reference checking'. A lot of what the hiring managers do is actually illegal as far as labor law goes. And the worst part is it's not just Google that does it. If they aren't committed to hiring you, they can find any reason not to.

[@s3renity274]

That feedback may be harsh, but its true. You cant fake experience. Also part of the reason they stretch out the entire process is in case someone better comes along, which is most likely what happened.

[@SHADOW5487]

Hey man!) I also got an onsite interview with Google and ended up being rejected. I truly feel what u felt at that moment and it's really cool that u r not giving up.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Yeah it was one of the most disappointing things I have experienced. Giving up is never an option though. As my name states, Keep On Coding!

[@VC-kj9yx]

@@KeepOnCoding There are many better professions than coding . I am not telling to give up but just change your field and apply for jobs which pay better and are stable

[@KaushalJainKaushalRameshJain]

Thanks brother for your message. Looking back is not an option. This is really inspirational for me. I desperately needed this right now. Thanks 😊

[@mahmoodkashmiri]

I don't know why but yes I love the way you are talking

[@ashishsingh1444]

wow i didn't notice when 17 min passed.

[@nateo7045]

Not even kidding, video ended and I saw it was 17 min and kinda did a double take.

[@shuttleupi]

Because he is a good story teller

[@KeepOnCoding]

It was a very vivid experience for me so it was easy to talk about :)

[@RandomNoob1124]

Keep on coding, just wanna say the underdog software engineers are inspired by your experiences and they keep us going through the long headaches of algorithms and trying to crack the coding interview. Thank you.

[@BumMered]

I've had a similar experience, it's was so disappointing at the time... Looking back you can't know what would have been best for you, so there's no sense of obsessing over it, just knowing you did your best like you said you did. Keep on keeping on, do the best you can to enjoy your workplace, and be sure that new opportunities emerge

[@simondev758]

Former Googler here, wouldn't take much notice of this. Could have been pretty innocent, like headcount got diverted/reallocated, demands of the role changed (ie. what was originally an L4 role could have been bumped to L5). There's a myriad of reasons beyond them digging up skeletons from your closet.

[@xo.Frenchie]

That's what I was thinking too. But why close his application? He went through a lot of interviews : /

[@JasonScott1991]

Are all the reasons you listed considered "external" reasons? Because he said they told him something "external came up" and I am not sure if that means they found something out about him since he is no in google so he was being considered "external" or if that means what you listed. Thanks!

[@26Sundrops]

@@xo.Frenchie It seems like it's based on skillset, as in he was going for a relatively niche team and there might not have been a lot of openings for related skillsets. That being said, it's very possible that your chances could depend heavily on the recruiter you're with. The person I know who is reaching the offer stage has had a wonderful recruiter. Didn't give up despite the applicant going through 11 team fit interviews lol. Very communicative and on top of things, plus recognized the applicant's talent. Maybe others aren't as lucky :/

[@sh6061]

@@26Sundrops yeah, recruiter definitely matters. but the thing I feel weirdest is 'after 2-3 years'. why that? after such a long time, one can lose interest in that completely and might have already been going through another path.

[@zonk1477]

Just terrible that they wont save his application and if another position opens for the same role, bring him on. Instead they will make you start over and cold apply. It will be all different people interviewing no one will know you already progressed through. It sucks it feels like starting all over again from scratch from the beginning.

[@gabrieljaramillo6255]

this is one of the main reasons, kinda the same happened to me, it's just a waste of time, preparing your self, and at the end, just getting rejected. I feel sorry for your bad experience, but at least you now know you're capable to join any company :), keep the good work!

[@JustinWo]

I feel you man, that absolutely sucks. It's definitely strange that they didn't give you any other options other than "come back in 2-3 years". I just failed my Facebook interview and when I got the e-mail back, my heart sank to my stomach like you said. I thought I had it because I nailed every algorithm question but turns out I came up a bit short on the design interview and I'm still regretting not saying more during that portion. Nothing you can do except come back stronger!

[@xdgs567z]

Thanks for sharing your experience....I’ve been rejected many times in multiple interviews in my life and each experience has made me stronger and better in future interviews....I’m glad you had that positive mindset to to keep yourself going....👍

[@socrattt]

I love how Google's video chat didn't work.

[@aliceyang5559]

Thanks for sharing about your interview experience!!! I do learn a lot from your sharing.. The world is big and there are many great opportunities out there.

[@adeadegoke4925]

Keep your head up.

[@pallaviagrawal7069]

Its a very nice video, regarding google job I have ever come through. I urge you to make more videos like this on future. Maybe with your colleagues sharing their experience of accept/reject in Google, Microsoft, Amazon etc.. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@procrastinator24]

Thank you for sharing your story, it really helps getting insight into the process. I wish you all the best on your journey ahead!

[@ironmanlifts]

This video came up like 20 times , finally after seeing it so many times I had to watch it lol. Thanks for the video , pretty cool. I interviewed for exxon , almost got hired lol.

[@lofioto]

Amazing. Clean, fun to watch and SO educational. Great job! Thanks you so much!!!!

[@obioraimah7270]

It’s heart breaking. I had similar experience with Amazon it probably took me over a week to recover from it.

[@julianelischer]

the big thing about amazon, that they don't tell you up front is that if you fail to get past the onsite interview they ban you from doing other inteviews for 6 to 12 months. The details are not clear but I've had it confirmed by amazon friends.

[@rangermaverick85]

@@julianelischer that is not true, I haven't passed an amazon interview once and did another after 2 months

[@SoloAdvantures]

Thank you, friend. Now, I received to enter interview in Google. I am now feeling exciting. Thank you for your suggestions.

[@bmujeeb]

I wish you all the best. I failed Amazon interview (after f2f) a couple of months back and it still hurts. I am an engineering manager in a company and failed due to lack of preparation of leadership principles. I didn't explicitly named them while quoting examples which probably led to the failure.

[@julianelischer]

and amazon block you from further interviews for a yer after you fail one apparently. At least you now why you failed.,, Or do you? Was that a guess or did you actually get some (unofficial) feedback?

[@warnercooler4488]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and all this info! It is very helpful. Best of luck!

[@jooorence]

My heart sank for you as well man but glad you were able to be at a place that you're happy with!

[@vkumbaji2010]

I totally agree with you, it is quite disappointing to hear NOT being selected after all the hard work and attending series of interviews. I received another job offer after two weeks and accepted that.

[@unstable_diffusion]

I can see the disappointment or just a lack of proper sleep in your eyes. After all, you almost got the job at Google which seems impossible to me. I guess having all those interviews and solving the problems was more exciting than the actual job at Google or any other big corporation. Subscribed!

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thank you!

[@kaboolians6875]

Hi Sam! Thank you for sharing your story! You tried your best and in the end that is what counts. This is going to be another valuable learning experience that will help you, life doesn't happen to us, it happens for us. My behind was handed to me on my 1st interview because I was stone cold frozen - couldn't talk and that actually motivated me to go to toastmasters and then volunteered to do public speaking for the Make A Wish foundation. I didn't believe it before but out of each of my disappointments came triumph! Keep rocking Sam, maybe one day you'll own Google!

[@joecalcada1094]

Good point - life happens for us! Remember when one door closes another one opens

[@tushardudhatra3478]

Takes a lot of courage to share such experience. Really inspiring.

[@stephanbranczyk8306]

Google's last-minute rejection is super frustrating. You may want to double-check any references you gave them. There is a service that does that for you. They do it for companies, but they also do it for private individuals that want to check their own references.

[@mhelvens]

I feel your pain. I was also rejected at the offer review stage recently, which is indeed rare. For me it had to do with a culture fit mismatch, but they didn't give me any details. 🙁

[@paulfunigga]

Fuck them, there are other companies out there.

[@chuckitaway466]

Culture fit...jeez...this is scary....what is the brainwashing u need to get accepted at Google

[@mhelvens]

@@chuckitaway466 I can't really blame them, honestly. False positives are a lot more expensive for them than false negatives. And they get a ton of candidates, so they can afford to be picky and wait for a perfect match. I think I would've fit in well, but they only got a handful of hours to get to know me. In the end they got some combination of signals from me, or a lack of signals, that made me a risky hire. Luck plays a role there too. Anyway, I went on to apply to Facebook and Amazon (among others), and I'm now getting job offers from both of them. 🙂

[@chuckitaway466]

@@mhelvens That's great!

[@AMCW90]

@@mhelvens what does "culture fit" even mean??

[@kalyanchatterjee8003]

One of the best videos on this subject. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@007ayansinha]

You are the best, allowed me to feel normal, and to get rejected and most importantly to keep trying ( and guess what -> that's what your youtube channel says :-) )....you really kindled me...Thanks for uploading once again.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks for watching Ayan :-)

[@JoeWong81]

Thanks for the summary bro

[@goodwish1543]

Lots of valuable information. Thanks for sharing. ^_^

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks for watching!

[@jlecampana]

Very interesting story, man. I wonder how many times this kind of thing happens? Thank you for your videos.

[@KeepOnCoding]

I have friends at Google and they’ve never heard of something getting rejected after team match.

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

@@KeepOnCoding this is crazy, i hate the interview process, just finished up 2 months ago

[@maltimoto]

My experience: Interviews depend mostly on sympathy. If you fit into the team, a company will accept a few knowledge weaknesses because you can learn that

[@NaveenKolambage]

love it, thanks you and @keep on coding

[@drzafree]

i also did not notice how 17 min passed. Thanks for sharing. Wish you all the best for next time. One of my friends was not accepted first time but second time he got the job at Google.

[@CarlosEcheverriaOne]

Man, honest history to hear from some one man, I like your strength of sharing your experience on public. I just a can say you that I failed one time in second interview Facebook, one online in Amazon, then 1 on-site interview on Microsoft about 5 interviews in a day, and then finally 1 on-site interview on Google Cloud, again 5 interviews in a day.. that one was the must heart braking experience of my life.. I just can say you that after all that pursuing of happiness on top-5 tech companies, I do not understand what the heck is wrong with me on those loops. If there is something that I'll like from those companies is: "Please give a real feedback about", something that really helps you to grow on top..

[@ashishkmr]

Thanks for sharing your story, I hope you get your dream job soon.

[@KeepOnCoding]

ashish kumar Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@nateo7045]

Lmao I read this as, "I hope you get your dream job son." Was quite confused to say the least.

[@ZaeemAnsari2001]

Thanks for sharing valuable information. Didn't notice when 17 mins passed.😊

[@KeepOnCoding]

My pleasure 🙂

[@chrisogonas]

WOW, that was such an anti-climax! Great you had a fallback position. Always good for sharing 👍

[@bboyNan]

Getting rejected at such late stage sucks, so sorry it didn't work out. If I may add my two cents, a three round of onsite at google is unheard of especially only one round is coding. So you had a super easy interview. According to my recent experience (about a year and half ago), I interviewed for front end engineer and it was 5 rounds plus lunch, it goes like 1. Build UI component (multifunctional table/list) using API/js/HTML; 2. Algorithm; 3. Lunch; 4. Design client side of a google product; 5. Puzzle + algorithm; 6. Algorithm; The worst part is you don't know what category for each round before you go in. So in my case, when I stepped in the last round, I was expecting a behavioral round but just more coding and I didn't reserve any energy left, I walked in at 9 and left at 5, I was told things like: since transfer team is easy at google so we need to test your backend knowledge as well; or I see you have some coding rounds let's do one more; or I know there is no behavioral round because google is engineer oriented and we care about your coding/problem solving ability more than anything. So I did poorly for the last round though the rest I did well, I was rejected. Comparing Google, Amazon, MSFT and Facebook, I'd say facebook really did a good job to prepare you by providing information needed for each round of your onsite, Amazon is a close second, MSFT prefer to mix behavioral in each round so every round is 45 mins coding + behavioral if there is time, the experience varies a lot like interview a front end dev but asked to design a database backup system; or you are told to use the language you are comfortable but you learned that the principle engineer is not comfortable with javascript after you are done, so all the time spent to explain syntax and nature of js but talk about test which you learned was the meat of the round. All in all, I feel interview is just a numbers game. If you do some prep work and keep trying, eventually you will get what you wanted.

[@maxwellmanga5807]

I had the same experience with Toptal, I've been rejected. Your video make Me keep up. I'll not give up

[@ServantOfGodAllMighty]

man that's really shitty. I genuinely wish you best of luck. I'm super positive that something even better will turn up! In the meantime Keep On Coding!

[@RomasNoreika]

Do not feel bad man, pretty sure someone told this to you, but sometimes it is just luck. :) Or sometimes destiny :) just keep exploring and move forward. It is a lot better to fall forwards than backwards :) Thank you for your video. :)

[@vkumbaji2010]

I recently had attended Facebook interview in a similar situation, I thought I did very well BUT I was not selected. They match exact words to answers, and if we don't speak those words while answering they don't select / make an offer. IT is like word-to-word match of answers they expect to hear. Especially on Leadership qualities and situation-based interviews.

[@MrSrikanthpai]

Did they tell you whey you were rejected ?

[@tomdwane7821]

Like a robot

[@bootlesscoder5755]

just apply again this year, you'll get it.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

As he said in the video, he's applied before but was ignored but this time it seems the referral got him an interview, so unless he can get another one his chances don't look good.

[@sumeshkhattar7363]

Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@Mothana81]

U are awesome person keep going with your career 👍 and good luck

[@weepywalks5956]

Definitely make more videos. Most videos I watch on KZbin I have to skip around or not finish at all. Yours I watched all the way through it was very interesting.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks! I will!

[@bwalyamubanga8688]

I ’m about to graduate with a CS degree…you are super knowledgeable…I’m in a panic about my job prospects . that interview process sounds absolutely rough .

[@dbloyd2]

Hiring manager probably fired after interview for something unrelated or they got someone that might have rejected in the past and later decided to join that they really wanted.

[@tianchenny]

Thanks for sharing! Hang in there. Never know what the future has in store.

[@abhijr27]

Bro I can understand your feeling… don’t loose your hope..

[@paulm5441]

Google's loss.

[@mryamaha221]

I applied online to Google for the University Graduate Software Engineering role, then about a month later I was contacted to do a timed online coding exam. A few weeks after I got another email from a recruiter about setting up a technical interview over the phone. I responded immediately and gave my availability like they asked..... no response from the recruiter. After a few days I followed up and the recruiter replied with, "we are winding down our hiring for University Graduate Software Engineering roles" and "we will not be able to move forward at this time". No reason. What a waste of my time. Luckily I had other offers on the table like yourself.

[@ChiragChaplot]

RESPECT.. I felt your pain bro! It hurt me a lot too....

[@ChristinaaDanks]

i’m about to graduate with a CS degree…ur super knowledgeable… more than me and now i’m in a panic about my job prospects 😅. that interview process sounds absolutely insane.

[@rockdubois1672]

Excellent review of the process. Like others said, their loss as you seem very qualified.

[@bloodgain]

I did a phone interview with Google. I nailed the coding problem without much effort, but it turns out the interviewer showed up with **2** problems to solve -- not what I had been told would happen, nor did he say so up front. Following the advice I saw everywhere, I started with the "naive" (i.e. bad) solution and moved to the good solution. He stopped me at multiple points to discuss the complexity/Big-O of the solutions, etc. So he failed me because I "didn't solve the problem fast enough." My recruiter was happy to set up a re-do, but in the meantime, I had decided that I wasn't sure Google was a good fit for me, anyway (open office, structure, etc.) and they were _really_ pushing positions in the Valley over better options for me like Seattle. I also don't really dig their process, which is so time-consuming and such low odds even if you're a great hire. So I decided it probably wasn't the right move -- for me, at least -- and skipped. I'd reconsider it now that a few years have passed, but honestly, I still don't think they'd be willing to pay me enough to make the Valley worth it, so it would have to be another location.

[@DriveandThrive]

I wouldn't apply even if I was a good candidate. The hiring process is too insane. If they paid me for the interview process maybe but they are wasting your time as their screening process. No way.

[@qz1771]

This is giving me anxiety! Just did team matching at a company and have an update call with a recruiter tomorrow. I stumbled on this video at the worst time!

[@dhruvgupta2429]

Man this seems rough. I know we can never know but Im guessing they found someone else (most likely internally) and didn't want to hire someone they didn't already know. Total guess I could be wrong, but I think you just got unlucky. Hopefully you aren't too hard on yourself best of luck! I know the feeling of getting rejected from Google....it fucking sucks.

[@rmraovich]

There are many smart people, and a lot that are smart enough to do the job... so eventually it boils down to a numbers game... keep rolling that dice my man!

[@sadiaahmad9257]

Hey, From one of your similar interview video, I got some useful pointers & those I used within my Amazon's interview. A day before yesterday I got the call from HR that I made it :). Thanks.

[@navneet5084]

Just recently had a similar experience with a company, got selected and at the end, they rolled back the offer. Heartbroken.

[@sooocheesy]

You failed the 2nd part of your first interview (figuring out why the web app was slow). The correct answer is to first collect information from the user about specifics of what they are doing, when it occurred, what device were they on, was there a specific part of the app that was slow, etc. You basically gave the "i'll just dive in randomly and try to fix it, without fully understanding the problem" answer, which means you lacked critical information that might lead you directly to the problem.

[@TheHackysack]

I'm not an expert, but I'd have to agree. Things that come to mind immediately: "have you tried turning it off and back on again" vs "what were you doing when it happened?" That, and blindly grasping for solutions is obviously a massive waste of time, which in turn, is a massive waste of money and resources.

[@austinjohn8713]

Excellent comment. There are many reasons why an app may slow down. You can't attack the problem until you know what is causing it.

[@orlov_alex]

First you have to ask the user to turn the WIFI router OFF and ON again

[@BT-km7nl]

it is rather easy to write than say. trust me you would be excited and many things would come to your mind at that moment.

[@ashiqimran5961]

Thanks for sharing your experience, I had similar kinda experience from other companies -_-

[@JOHNSMITH-ve3rq]

Sorry to hear that man -- what a shame.

[@erfantavoosi100]

Never let anyone make you feel down. Not even the biggest company. Always keep your head up !

[@KeepOnCoding]

I will!

[@adityadhikle9473]

You spoke your heart out🤘

[@cindyl7153]

cheer up.. not all big companies fit; sometimes small companies are the best way to go... and who knows.. you get more years under your belt and start your own tech company and then you'll be google's customer instead of employee :)

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks for the kind words Cindy! 🙂

[@bayou__]

Thanks for sharing. For me keep Cool calm and confidence. Continues to learn and don't stop dancing 😅

[@ashadds]

Never give up friend , I got rejected several times before getting a job in the end. All my friends got jobs before me but I didnt stop

[@stevewaters7455]

Is it possibly because they found out later you have a popular channel. You are obviously a great programmer

[@FedericoCelina]

My sister in law works at Google and I have myself applied several times and I understand what you went through. Their process is extremely rigorous (honestly I feel sometimes maybe TOO rigorous) and the betting reasons are rarely explained. They have a very strong support mentality of their team members so if at any point someone with the same or a bit more experience than you applies for the position internally, the process ALWAYS supports that candidate before you (except rare positions). Although I understand this plays against most of us, outsiders, I can't help to think of multiple times in other companies when I applied for a position internally, having more experience than many of the candidates that came for it, and my application was not given priority whatsoever and felt crappy about it. So in that...I give them kudos, yet I feel like if they got you to the point where a team had already accepted you...it's not a good look to tell you "hey sorry...our bad...we can take you even though we have been telling you for months that you did great". At any rate all we can do is...keep improving ourselves and keep applying...maybe one day we will be the lucky insiders getting priority for a job offer there!

[@azazul_haque]

You were good at the interview man that's the main success.

[@MohammedBakheet]

Thank you for sharing, very inspiring/disappointing indeed, just keep applying you will definitely get it in the end :), can you make a video of the technical questions you were asked about please ?

[@KeepOnCoding]

Here’s one of them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGHbm36Va7-ie7s

[@jeffreybenzan3761]

I have my third round interview today. Wish me luck!

[@mchannel1365]

Sad to hear that , But there are many other things in life that are important than working for somebody.

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thank you and I agree.

[@juliorosario4415]

Thank you! for the insight.

[@techsimplified7173]

Cool video brother.

[@JD-kf2ki]

You'll never know why they reject you. Keep it up. Still full of hopes. Not the end of the world. I can definitely feel you as I also went through a lot with several big tech giants in Silicon Valley. Trust in God. Cheers!

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thank you!

[@mejiger]

For search bar they would probably expect terms like ajax and JavaScript and for slow site they would want to hear indexing the db tables and load balancer first... Thanks for sharing your experience