Google's Leadership Interview Overview

NIce One.. Appreciate it..

I am just half way and this is so good. Thanks for creating this.

I'm captivated by every word. I recently read a similar book, and I was captivated by every word. "The Hidden Empire: Inside the Private Worlds of Elite CEOs" by Adam Skylight

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Hello , Jeff , It's a very useful sharing ! Really appreciate your effectiveness and effort and wish you every success.

MAN!!! I'm gonna fail aren't I 😅!? That's ok, i'm not going down without a fight.

Hi Jeff, Thank you for doing this video. My recruiter arranged a pre TM call with Manager. Is it common?

Hey Jeff, Thank you so much for all your efforts. A quick question - if I am asked this question - how do you push yourself outside of the comfort zone? - should I go ahead and try to give a real life example in a star format or give a very theoretical answer?

Hi Jeff, This video helped me lot. I had watched it before my interview. I got selected. Thanks for content.

Hi Jeff, what books would you recommend on this subject?

Grateful for having watched your videos. You're a brilliant communicator. Thank you!

Hi Jeff, thank you for sharing your expertise. The one thing I disagree is when you called people = resources. When I am asked if I have enough resources, I tell them that I have all the keyboards and monitors that I need. People are people :)

why would anyone downvote this?

I appreciate the effort in making this video. I like some of the categories, however there's too many categories being mentioned here and it started to feel a bit fluffy. In the end felt like a lot of buzzwords but not many concrete examples. Maybe condense the categories better. OR separate these videos into specific videos that focuses on the category, focusing on how demonstrate the traits, dos and donts, examples of good and bad answers.

Hi Jeff, thank you for the great content! I am not clear about the 'vision' context understand communication section. I am not sure how to add this in my answer. Could you make an example? Thank you!

It seems like all Goolge employees are leaders, they all help each other, humble, talk about their failures, define visions and mobilize teams to achieve what they want . All of them. Don't they have a manager? just curious...

Hello Jeff, Thanks for the insightful video! This is great stuff
I was just wondering; as a candidate for google's graduate program (Cloud Technical Residency program), what would you reckon would be a focus with leadership interviews. Since they expect candidates to have little to no experience, they might not expect that training and developing teams (for example) is something you've had to handle.
In summary, what characteristics do you think will be looked out for in graduate students (or any entry-level position) in the leadership interview? Which of these will set a graduate student apart as a leader?

Be specific. What specifically works in interviews? When you say "results" or "combinding all three of these subjects and creating that structure is really gonna lead to success". (sic) It leaves me wondering. It sounds like empty marketing lingo. "ek cetera". I want to pass my interview. I only need to know how to do that.

Your videos are really great . I have a Google interview coming up and your content is really helping me prepare. Cheers for the good work ✌️

HI Jeff. Let's say one is interviewing for a TPM role, and has a LOT of TPM experience (where P = both project and program), but has never been the Technical SME on the effort (for example, has never really had to code before but has managed SW Dev proj/g's...or if one has worked in a Network infrastructure environment, but has never had to be the one to decide the specific Detailed Design for said proj/g's -- but in both cases have managed said programs successfully). If one faces a technical question and isnt sure about the answer -- is it best to revert back to examples where you didnt know something and overcame this situation, or would it be better to ask questions about the technical question and use what ever knowledge you DO have to put together your best technical answer? .....asking for a friend :)

Hi Jeff - great content! Would you say it's okay to highlight stories that demonstrated leadership but occurred outside the professional setting (i.e. volunteering)?

Hi Jeff, thanks for your videos on how to tackle: Googleyness, Leadership, and GCA. Friday, November 27th I will have my first G&L interview for a position as Partner Development Representative in Google Cloud. I have already worked in Google Cloud as a Vendor in HQ in Dublin but now it is different is my chance to enter as Googlers.

Googleyness is identifying with Google culture, not thinking about yourself but how you would act towards others.
Leadership: I will always keep in mind the STAR method when I am asked a question and the CFS Method (which I must be honest I did not know but thanks to your videos I was able to learn) and in addition, I am trying to prepare as many scenarios as possible for any questions even if it is not possible to prepare everything, I always have experiences in Big Tech Companies such as Salesforce and Google Cloud as Business Development this time the position is on the Partner side and not the Customer, I am just a little afraid about the interviews but I think it is normal, I will give the best to become a Googlers!!!

Fingers crossed and Thanks again @Jeff !!!

A few key points:
how you mobilized the team? How you improve yourself? How you mentor others to help them improve themselves. How you collaborated with others with your communication skills? How you used data for your decision making? How you keep learning and growing. Also demonstrate your soft skills such as being humble, willingness to learn. Being a good team player.

Thank you so much Jeff! This video is amazing! I might get interviews for "cloud technical resident" position. And I'm here to prep :)

Your inputs last time helped so so much, Jeff. I've made it to the next rounds - leadership and Googleyness in a partner manager role. I'd love it if you could share a question or two in this context!

My interview with Google is Thursday. 20 years of IT experience with 12 in leadership. I've been hands off the keyboard for over 10 years now. I'm terrified that the technical portion of the interview will kill my chances. My recruiter said it's not a big part of the interview, but they need to understand that I'm technical. How much does Technical acumen impact the overall outcome opportunity for a role that's a technical manager? Love the content, been really helpful in getting me ready. Google is number 1 on my bucket list of companies I want to work for, so I'm incredibly nervous despite working for other massive tech companies such as Salesforce and Citrix. Thanks for your work on these videos!

Thank you Jeff for the knowledge share.....

My cousin says he totally screwed it just last week during his Domain knowledge area interview, Business Analyst. He got paralyzed and blocked with no effective answers to almost all of the questions. even after a +15yr career. Nevertheless He thinks he did it good enough 80-85% on the 4 other remote interviews.
His career supports his resume and he could give a lot of good referrals. In your experience, do you think He could still get a Chance?

Thank you for your videos! Very helpful.

very good tips

You are my mentor literally!

Amazing video... great content!

Hi Jeff, what isit like for those job seekers that require a visa sponsorship to work in companies like google. I know that it is one of the top companies to sponsor visa but do you know how do recruiters usually handle them in terms of aspects such cross country interviews, interviews in person, length and description of process for the visa sponsorship and what happens after if you do land the job (Accommodations etc etc)?

Hii Jeff!! What are your thoughts on the internships in US after the Covid pandemic is all over. I've been prepping for this and I would really like to know when the process will be starting again like in which month or so? Thank you Jeff for your amazing content. Your videos are really very helpful for us lot prepping to get into Google!

Great video as usual Jeff.
Your advice can not only be applied for Google interview but also for live.
Please keep it up!
Thx