Prepare for your Google Interview: Tips and Example General Cognitive Ability Question

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How a candidate thinks
Leadership skills
Role-related knowledge
Googleyness - intellectual curiosity

Emerging leadership - how do you come out leadership at job? Take initiative, and

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What is a GCA interview?
Evaluation of your problem solving skills
Insight into your work style
Opportunity to talk through situations you may face at Google

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What is Google assessing?
Understanding of the question
Preparation strategy
Ability to identify solutions
Justification for a specific solution
Communication

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What is Google assessing?

Understanding of the question
Preparation strategy
Ability to identify solutions
Justification for a specific solution
Communication

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How to build a strong response

Take a moment before responding
Ask clarifying questions
Share logical assumptions
Show your work
Consider the pros and cons
Think about how you measure success
Tie it back to the role

Thought process

Consider pros and cons
How to measure the success
specific to the role

- Example
Where is office?
Budget
How many people attend?

Assumptions 1, 2 and 3

thoughtful questions
Show your work

Communicate your solution

Measuring success
Sending out a post event survey

Candidate evaluation

. Did the candidate understand the question, including the basic problem?
. Did they ask clarifying questions?
. What relevant information, stakeholders, and variables were considered?
. Did the candidate identify multiple solution options?
. Were they able to reasonably justify why their solution was the best options?
. Did the candidate listen to incorporate any feedback/ hints from probing questions?

Actionable Items

I have to work on this technique how to build strong response. I have to learn the framework to answer the question.

I still have problems to answer behavior question, and answer people's question.