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0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Types of Questions
5:27 - Google's 4 Focus Areas
12:53 - Generic Google Recommendations for Success
16:01 - Google's Preparation Suggestions
Other videos referenced as cards in this video:
0:05 - Google Interview #1 - • Google Interview - The...
1:06 - Types of Questions - • How to Tackle The 7 Mo...
16:37 - The Job Description - • What Questions Will I ...
17:15 - Estimation Questions - • How to Answer Estimati...
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Program Manager Interview #2 - • Program Manager Interv...
Questions to Ask Your Interviewer - • Questions to Ask Your ...
Handling Tough Interview Questions - • How to Handle Hypothet...
Types of Questions - • How to Tackle The 7 Mo...
Interview Prep Checklist - • Interview Preparation ...
The STARL Method - • How to Use STAR Method...
How to End Your Answer - • How to End Your Answer...
Follow Up/Clarifying Questions - • Ask Follow Up / Clarif...
Add a Little Detail to Your Answers - • Tell Me About a Time Y...
How to Take Control - • How to Take Control in...
Restate the Question - • Interview Tips - Keep ...
Make Your Answers Relevant - • Interview Tips - Keep ...
The Job Description - • What Questions Will I ...
Types of Questions - • How to Tackle The 7 Mo...
The STARL Method - • How to Use STAR Method...
How to End Your Answer - • How to End Your Answer...
Follow Up/Clarifying Questions - • Ask Follow Up / Clarif...
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[@jeffhsipepi]

This follow up video specifically focuses on information provided on Google's Careers Page - careers.google.com/how-we-hire/interview/. Let me know your thoughts, this is a deeper dive into what Google has publicly said they are looking for in their future employees. Thanks!

[@justshane1]

Ya I love it I set my career account up months ago but all I keep getting is the run around

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@justshane1 as I mentioned in my other comment to you, keep at it, you got this!

[@raas-ai]

Thank you so much Jeff! Glad to share my note to dear guys who are working hard on the preparation. you're welcome~ Types of Questions 1) Restate the questions 2) Clarifying questions and follow up questions. 3) Look at it from all angles such as historical, technical vs business Interval vs external, scope/scale, resources. Plan or invent a complex procedure system or mechanism by careful thought. 4) High-level overview. Think 15s and give that overview and then confirm the comprehension of the question. 5) More questions. Asking clarifying questions throughout but when you get to the end Your answer. Hey, Can I drill deeper on this item or that item or anything more generically You want me to cover? STARLF = situation - task - action - result - learning/ feedback ? - follow up questions. Continual learners. 5:27 - Google's 4 Focus Areas • GCA= general cognitive ability ○ Approach to solving complex problems § thought process § How do use data ○ the actual question itself might be simple but what google is looking for you to Drill down into the layer of complexity within that simplistic question to GCA Tips: 1. Slow down: take your time let your brain process and then ask questions clarifying thoughts. 2. Have a plan 3. Talk out loud, don’t hold it in say it out to ask questions. 4. Info backed with solid data. ※People who failed: sb didn’t ask hard questions so the reality is that they didn’t see a simplistic question as complex and really drill into it. • Leadership ○ google highlight leadership in 3 critical items 1. communication □ how do share the details □ how to communicate with others in your behavioral and open-ended questions. □ how do you communicate with them during the interview. Just like attending a meeting. 2. decision-making skills □ talk out loud, demonstrate thought process when you make decisions. 3. hands-on leadership □ Why do you do it and what you learned. • RRK which is short for [Role related knowledge] 1. strengths + experience / drive impact / contribution[kang-tri-bution] for today in the future / contribution for today and future. 2. strong framework and plan. 3. interviewing you for the long term. • Googleyness § how you work as an individual / in a team setting § How you help others. § How you navigate ambiguity - embrace the unknown § How you learn & grow § EQ + Good Energy (give off good energy which is gonna be really impactful ) 12:53 - Generic Google Recommendations for Success #1 - Be prepared to talk through your solutions in depth. #2 - Push your won boundaries and find the best answer. #3 - Clarifying questions - feel free to make sure you fully understand the questions. If you're not asking a ton of questions you're not having a successful G's interview. Your good questions will pique their interest enough to say "yes". Deeper dive into the words that being asked in the question eg: How do you measure success? #4 - Interview your interviewer - ask about the work, the team, the culture. Have a list of great questions before you go into the interview. Have them written down and prepare different questions for different interviewers (recruiter, hiring manager, team member, collaborative partner ) 16:01 - Google's Preparation Suggestions #1 - PREDICT THE FUTURE. Use the Job description. #2 - PLAN Eg: tell me about yourself. tell me about a conflict you had is a behavioral question. #3 - HAVE A BACKUP PLAN USE POSITIVE WORDS #4 - EXPLAIN - just ask a ton of questions; think loud out. Make assumptions, check assumptions and then ultimately(finally) explain the why. #5 - BE DATA-DRIVEN: All you need to know is Google is a data-driven company. So back up what you're saying with data. Don’t say by implementing a new #6 - CLARIFY ！！！ Clarification will get you everywhere in a Google interview. #7 - IMPROVE: focus on [state of mind] #8 - PRACTICE: practice every day for a month or for a week, film yourself and practice

[@justshane1]

I have really done all that I just don't have a good education

[@itisabeautifullife]

Jeff, this is truly amazing content. You evidently put a lot of thought behind all your videos. Sometimes I go back n listen again in case I missed something, cause there is so much info in each of them..one really has to be a great listener to make the most of out your content. It would be really great to have a exclusive video focused on business/non-tech roles at Google (or tech companies in general) :) p.s. I am happy to contribute in some way to you for all your hard work.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Kanika, thanks again for all the positive feedback and I am definitely taking your video ideas into consideration 😀

[@joshuamax3]

Jeff, thank you so much for this. It's super helpful to have you elaborate on the principles on the official page.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Joshua, awesome, I am so glad your found it helpful. Thanks!

[@shortgamehistory]

Jeff I really don’t know how you don’t have more likes / views / subscribers. Your content is probably some of the most in depth I have seen and really helpful :)

[@jeffhsipepi]

Andrew, thank you so much for the positive feedback! I am really hoping that if I continue to produce good content that more people will find it. And comments like this keep me going, so thank you so much!

[@Veronicao]

Thank you Jeff! Definitely much needed information.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Thanks Veronica! I feel like the amount of information is endless and I could keep making these videos, but two is probably a good starting point :)

[@belkmouf]

Nice work Jeff thanks a million.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Belkacem, thank you for your continued support and kindness!

[@thelightersides]

Jeff, thanks a bunch :) You used a very structured approach with high-level to drill-down in a very systematic way. Loved it! I do want to ask if you think for a behavioral questions like Leadership, we can use our stories and accomplishments from a different sphere like Sports competition, and how we were able to take on the challenge, demonstrate it through leading by example and accomplish results (The Championship)?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Usman, I prefer work examples, not personal examples. This is not going to be everyone's preference, but I strongly encourage candidates to keep their examples work related. I hire you because of your on the job skills and if you use a personal example to answer a leadership question, it may make me question whether you can lead in the workplace. I feel pretty strongly about this and you will get differing opinions. You can always ask your interviewer if you can use a personal example, but I still don't prefer even this path. I hope this helps!

[@evgeniiasiniapkina7346]

Hi Jeff. Thank you a million times for your videos. Your advises are always to the point and not abstract as in most interview preparation videos. What would you recommend to do in a situation when you just stuck with the question and simply don’t know how to answer? There is no experience you can relate to or it is simply out of your knowledge. Thanks in advance!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Evgenya, this is a great question and I am sure this has happened to most of us at least once in our lives! Start by restating the question and trying to break it down into smaller pieces. Make sure you have a pen and paper with you because writing it down can also be extremely helpful in getting your brain going. Next you want to ask your interviewer for time to brainstorm. It is okay to take a minute or more to think about your answer. Ask a lot of follow up questions to see if your interviewer will give you anymore insight into what they are looking for, and demonstrate thought process by thinking out loud. If it is a behavioral question, you might present an example that is close, but doesn't actually answer their question (framing another example). If it is open-ended and you are just completely stuck, it is okay to ask them to help you get headed in the right direction, literally ask them for a hint. I know I have not mentioned this in any of my other videos, but if you ever are 100% stuck, ask for help. It is way better than saying I don't know. I hope this helps, this may be a video! Thanks!

[@samanthiww6046]

Thank you so much. Very helpful 👍

[@jeffhsipepi]

Samanthi ww, thank you for watching!

[@ashwinichidambaram7411]

Very useful information. I was rejected in an onsite interview with google 1 month ago. I did not understand what went wrong. After watching this video I realised that I made some terribly embarrassing mistakes during the interview and will definitely use the tips in this video in case I apply for a job at google again. Thanks for sharing this video :)

[@jeffhsipepi]

Ashwini, please remember it is an accomplishment to make it to onsite interviews at Google. You will have another chance, continually practice and prepare and you will get the job next time. Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@theeye6859]

Ashwini, can you tell us what were those mistakes, it will help us also to avoid those mistakes during interview . thanks

[@SpeedyWinds]

Jeff, Great channel and content, thumbs up to your channel!

[@jeffhsipepi]

SpeedyWinds, thank you so much for the positive feedback, really happy to hear my content helped!

[@Jay-rp9pd]

Hi Jeff, Thank you so much for the awesome content! Your videos helped me a lot during my Google interview preparations. I cracked the interviews and get an offer! Can't wait to be a Noogler soon!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Jay81, AMAZING, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! 😬

[@srinidhibalaram6167]

by far, the toughest interview process among all tech companies, even by FAANG standards

[@jeffhsipepi]

Srinidhi, I totally agree!!

[@srinidhibalaram6167]

To be frank, even though the duration is 45 minutes, the outcome is decided in the first 15 mins.

[@HonJazzz]

Dear Jeff, This was such a wonderful resource. Thank you for going out of your way to help others like myself with the recruiting process.

[@jeffhsipepi]

HonJazzz, thank you so much, you have quite a large audience on your channel, congrats!! 😀

[@HonJazzz]

@@jeffhsipepi Thank you! KZbin is such a wonderful platform. Keep doing what you do best and you’ll get there.

[@ramcharanrar]

Hey Jeff, just started watching your videos, gonna binge watch them 🫶

[@jeffhsipepi]

Ramcharan, thanks for watching!!

[@amylovescoffee4759]

Your content is so awesome and helpful, thank you, Jeff. Hope one day I'll be working at Google. 😊

[@jeffhsipepi]

Amy, thank you so much for the positive feedback and good luck with your Google journey!

[@TheCAIWXGWEN]

Hi Jeff, maybe you can make a video on tips on how to handle an interview with senior leaders? This usually happen at the final round of an interview with the VP or CEO of the company? Thanks!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Gwen, thank you for another video suggestion, this is a video topic I will definitely take into consideration :)

[@bayou__]

Thanks U Jeff. This is my beginning to listen to your advice. Do hire people from the past just look at their dream or just statistics around them.

[@jeffhsipepi]

@bayou__ , I really want to answer your question, can you please restate your question for me, I am having a little trouble understanding what you are asking, thanks!

[@ishitablaggan6898]

Hey Jeff, your content is very informative and helped me in my recent Google interview process. May I know for how long should one wait before following up with the hiring manager on the outcome of the interview

[@jeffhsipepi]

Ishita Blaggan, if you have not heard for one week, follow up with your point of contact.

[@swtgirlcali]

This is awesome. I have a phone interview next week.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Awesome, good luck Gia!

[@swtgirlcali]

Jeff H Sipe Thank you

[@swtgirlcali]

Jeff H Sipe would this apply to a phone interview with a peer? This is for a TPM role

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@swtgirlcali Yes, this video definitely applies to a phone interview with a potential peer. Most TPM phone interviews are cover technical and PM questions, but you will definitely want to double check with your Recruiter.

[@bartekju]

Jeff - a question regarding the STAR method - follow up questions - could you provide an example ?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Bartek, great question! Two specific times we should use follow up questions. First is when we notice that our interviewer is really interested in something, meaning they give you strong acknowledgement with their body language that they connected to that subject. We want to notice and address it at the end of our answer. For example, Sue, I noticed when you got really excited when I mentioned what we did with Python, can I get more into the solution for you? Second is we have a complex answer and we know we cannot get into the details of a critical part or parts of our answer, at the end we will want to come back to those items. For example, Sue, I wasn't able to get into the details of how I worked with the Architect on the solution or tell you more about our presentation to the leadership team, would you like to learn more about either item? In all scenarios, specific questions, not, can I tell you more. Good luck, I hope this helps!

[@BaggaBiH]

Thanks for the great video! I've applied for an internship as a security engineer in Zürich and I wanted to ask you, how the process differs in comparison for applying as a software engineer

[@jeffhsipepi]

BaggaBiH, when the Recruiter gets in touch with you definitely ask them and also check glassdoor for the types of questions asked for Security Engineers. I never hired for this role, but I imagine these positions require some good technical depth. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks!

[@BaggaBiH]

@@jeffhsipepi Thanks for your response :) I just have a few more questions about the process, would it be okay for you if a just email you at your gmail account?

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@BaggaBiH Sure, you can reach me at [e-mail], thanks!

[@eon001]

I've got a 2nd interview scheduled. Due to COVID, all the interviews are going to be over web cam. I'm trying to get the right balance of technical and behavioural.

[@jeffhsipepi]

eon001, depending on the type of interview is how much time you should focus on each, what type of role are you interviewing for?

[@eon001]

@@jeffhsipepi data centre engineer. I'm actually speaking with my recruiter this week. I want to "game plan" the next interview. Find out exactly what I need to focus on.

[@lightningthief495]

Great videos, have been watching all of them. I have a web cam interview coming up for ASIC DFT Engineer position. Do you have any heads-up for me Jeff? I have received a prep. Doc from the recruiter. They have mentioned TCL scripting is a must and some key potential areas of focus. How much does scripting weigh for evaluation?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Dhanush, this is the moment where you want to really trust the information coming from the source. Whatever the Recruiter shared with you, those items will all be critical for success and it sounds like scripting in this case will be important. I always tell candidates the same thing, your competition for these roles will be fierce, so prepare and practice like crazy and utilize any information you have been given, to guide your success. I hope this helps!

[@lightningthief495]

@@jeffhsipepi Thank you for the pointers. I have another question. The hiring manager himself reached me out on LinkedIn, he found my profile to be a fit. Does that mean I have some advantage?

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@lightningthief495 No, but it is definitely a good sign!

[@ChrisMak1]

There’s a lot of good information here, but I feel you could have organized your thoughts better making it easier to follow. Also, this could have been two separate videos, once each for GCA vs RRK.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Chris, thank you for the feedback, this is a long video! I did end up creating additional more specific videos to help navigate the different parts of the Google interview including three videos on GCA interviews, one on RRK, one on Googleyness, and one on leadership. This is the playlist if you are interested in checking this content out - kzbin.info/www/bejne/npipfHmratuBq8k.

[@yellzzang416]

Hi Jeff, thank you so much for your in-depth and sincere advice.Your tips gave tremendous help on passing my first official interview with Google! I've been invited for the second one, and going through most of your videos is definitely helpful in forming the basic roots of interview preps. I just have this quick question. As you said in your several videos, my dynamic behavioral examples can be matched to various 'themes' (especially the ones critical for the role). Have already given 2 examples answering the question in the first interview, will it be OK to use the same example again to answer other question I would get from future interviews? Or is it better to change the examples all the time? (Since I know all the answers are tracked throughout the whole process). Many thanks again for your valuable contents!!!!

[@jeffhsipepi]

Yehlyn, great question!! Yes, you can definitely use the same examples with other interviewers, just do not repeat the same example with the one interviewer. Yes, your answers are tracked, but a dynamic example should be used more than once because of the level complexity. Good luck! Thanks!

[@yellzzang416]

@@jeffhsipepi Jeff ! I am so thrilled to tell you that I finally signed the offer from Google !! I'd like to send you many thanks :) Your videos really helped me to put myself together during the whole interview process. I tried to stay positive as going through your tips and practicing accordingly. This definitely brought me an energy to crack the interviews! Thank you very much !!!

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@yellzzang416 Congrats!!! I am so happy for you, it sounds like you put in a lot of hard work and earned the right to get an offer from Google!

[@SirTranquilizator]

This one really needs viewers to listen very carefully and may be write things down to analyze later. A lot of stuff stuffed into 20 minutes.

[@jeffhsipepi]

Thanks, I hope there are a few takeaways for everyone in this video 😁

[@aarondesire]

Hey Jeff, I wanted to see if I can get your opinion. I was blessed with the opportunity to move on to the on-site interview at Google for a non technical role. I just left the interview and I feel like it went fairly well as I only didn’t know maybe max 2 questions but was able to adapt per your other videos on open ended questions. My main frustration is that I was technically late for my interview because I was waiting at the wrong entrance and needed 10 mins or so to walk to the other building so my interview started late because of me. I’m so mad at myself as I know that was a bad first impression. Do you know how google looks at tardiness for an interview in general? Am I automatically ruled out? I believe I apologized in person but I was zoned in and focused on not discouraging myself - I’m afraid I didn’t make my apology clear. Do you think I should apologize in my follow up?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Aaron, definitely a tricky situation! Yes, in your follow up thank you do not hesitate to apologize again and take responsibility for your mistake, do not make excuses, like you did in this note. Taking responsibility will help your interviewer empathize with you. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

[@srinivasreddy-rk8je]

Thanks for the video its really helpful. I have applied for an internship role at Google and I got an email from the Google challenge team for an online exam. So is it like the first round and how many questions they may ask?

[@jeffhsipepi]

Srinivas, I have followed up with a former colleague on the university recruiting team to see if I can find out more information for you. I will follow up with you as soon as I hear back from them. Thanks!

[@srinivasreddy-rk8je]

@@jeffhsipepi Sure. Thank you very much.

[@AhlamLamo]

I am watching all of your videos !! you really deserve more views and likes and subs !!! KZbin do something about it :)

[@jeffhsipepi]

Amazighiaa, thank you so much again for your positive comments! If you keep watching, I will keep making videos, and the rest should take care of itself 😀, I hope!

[@justshane1]

I fit all of that but I'll never get a job at google

[@jeffhsipepi]

Shane, mindset is critical. If you believe you will never get a job at Google, you won't. If you have all the skills, change your mindset, and anything is possible! Good luck!

[@justshane1]

Thanks I saw the pin. Then logged into my career account. But I just started learning this stuff online. I think I don't have no skills I just follow links and learn more then all the sudden after a year or so I started getting stuff about coding and all kinds of stuff I feel like I need someone to let me know I'm on the right path Iall I got is what I'm feeling and paying attention to details but ya I need to stop doubting myself I mean at least in a decent human being.

[@jeffhsipepi]

@@justshane1 whatever position you want to get, just put all your energy and effort into it coupled with a positive mindset and you can make it happen!

[@sindhuindurthi6258]

I tought we are together in this

[@jeffhsipepi]

Sindhu, we are in this together! My goal is provide information with the community that hopefully helps everyone and specifically in this video understanding more about the Google. Let me know if there are any specific questions I can answer for you, thanks!

[@tyraalura7596]

I'm focus on you. Only you. You're my boyfriend.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣