<p>I just finished my two phone interviews. I think they went fairly well. I’ve never had a phone interview before and it is a different experience.</p>
<p>The people seem super nice and friendly. Crossing my fingers for good news!</p>
<p>Anybody knows how long they are going to take to respond?</p>
<p>Nice, dejavoo. What department did you interview with? Hoping to hear soon…It seems like they’re going department by department.</p>
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<p>Unless if the candidate is amazng, I think they’re going to interview everyone (they want) and then give offers.</p>
<p>I applied for the Google Bold internship on December 31st…got an e-mail back from them on January 7th stating that I was chosen and I would be contacted to do two back to back phone interviews. I did the phone interviews on January 14th and on the 21st I recieved an e-mail from Goole to come to there NYC office for a final interview. Google wanted to place me in there DSO (Direct Sales Operation) Department. When I arrived there were eleven other students. We ate lunch, toured the office, went on interviews and then had a Q&A with previous Google interns. I was there from 1p-4p. We were told they would get back to us in 7-10 days. My recruiter personally called me on Tuesday to tell me that I didn’t get the internship. Of course I was devastated but she informed me that she was vey impressed with me and that she will be keeping in touch with me through the year and would like to know what internship I ultimately get. I was refered by a Googler and she was also told by the recruiter to keep her updated on my status. Google doesn’t throw away your application once you make the final round of interviews this is a very big deal and they ENCOURAGE you to apply for employment with them once you graduate…the chance of you getting hired are VERY GOOD.</p>
<p>Google has it’s own way of hiring. I know people who applied for internships never got a respose from Google and are now employees. I also know people who interned there and were not offered employment once they graduated. I have heard that they are only hiring 157 interns worldwide and out of thousands of applicants only 300 make it to the final round.
My advice is… don’t give up! If you want go for it! … Good Luck to all of you :-)</p>
<p>oh wow, that sucks 
but now you know your chances of ultimately getting hired are good 
thanks for the info missgiftdone. </p>
<p>I was also referred by a googler, but I have not heard back at all…
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<p>I haven’t heard back at ALL yet! Does this mean that I have no shot left? It seems like people are already in the middle of the interview process already!</p>
<p>Ugh so they tell the person that referred you the results? I don’t want my crush to find out I got rejected >.> He referred me. In fact, I haven’t even mentioned it to him yet.</p>
<p>@missgiftedone </p>
<p>Congrats on still getting the Google treatment tho!!! 
At least it was a great experience; perhaps if you touch base with the recruiter in the future, they can offer you another oppurtunity in the future!!</p>
<p>Can you provide us some background details about yourself though? I aim to reapply next year :)</p>
<p>Can anybody tell us what to expect in the phone interviews?</p>
<p>Well Congrats to those that have had interviews! I haven’t heard back at all. I’m still hoping I hear something–but everything happens for a reason. </p>
<p>I’m still hoping but I’m not worrying about it any more. </p>
<p>Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>@mrmewe</p>
<p>I’m interviewing with Global Ads Operation team. I asked my interviewer what its all about and they way he described it, it sounded like customer support/telemarketing. But whatever better to telemarket for Google than some kitchen knife company.</p>
<p>@missgiftedone</p>
<p>It sounds like you had a great time and got a great experience. What did you wear and what did you bring? I’m very curious as to what they are looking for. </p>
<p>I know they are looking for people with the personality that most Googlers have, but isn’t hard to show that in such a formal setting as a meet&greet and an interview.</p>
<p>@cindyesp</p>
<p>The phone interviews are pretty typical. The stuff they expect you to know like competitors, products, and business model are asked in a very straight forward way so a small amount of research will suffice. </p>
<p>Whats more important is to think of a couple of different anecdotes in your college career (can be personal, educational, or career related) that you can shape to fit the type of behavioral question that they ask.</p>
<p>For example, they asked me to tell them about a time that I initiated a project and the results. Another time they asked me what does leadership mean to me and how have I used that in my life.</p>
<p>The questions are really typical.</p>
<p>One question that did throw me off was when they asked me to tell them about a time that I couldn’t meet a deadline and how did I handle it. I found that very difficult because I never miss deadlines! But I didn’t rush the response, I took my time asked him to let me think about it and then came up with a honest answer that I probably wouldn’t even remembered if I didn’t take my time. It wasn’t a serious deadline that I missed, but it did effect me in a small way so I built on that.</p>
<p>Another tip I have is to create a mindmap of all of your research. This really helped me answer the Google informational questions with ease.</p>
<p>One final tip (I promise lol) don’t forget to answer the question. “Why do you want to work for Google” and “How can the BOLD program help you meet you career goals?” A lot of people forget to think of responses to these questions and I believe that every interview that I have had has included this question.</p>
<p>Hope this helps some of you. I know that everyone who is also interviewing is also my rival, but I believe that if I help you, you get it, and I don’t then it wasn’t meant to be for me, and I’ll find my happiness elsewhere.</p>
<p>dejavoo, thanks very much for your help. i really hope you end up with a great internship this summer! </p>
<p>i also hope i hear something of a response pretty soon.</p>
<p>Dejavoo I found out about a week later that I got to the final round. Also I have no idea what Google is looking for because the interview was so laid back…they give you clues at all. I dressed business casual…bought my macbook but didn’t need it at all. Also they will reimburse you for all travel expenses.</p>
<p>Congrats to the people who got interviews and the people who traveled to Google’s offices in Mt. View and New York!!! I wish you all the best:)</p>
<p>I was reading an article in the New York Times that said: "Instead of focusing heavily on academic achievements and previous job titles and experience, Google is seeking out employees who contain certain personality or behavioral characteristics that are favorable to success in an open job position. </p>
<p>Google is now considering activities that indicate leadership abilities, innovation, or creativity as a means to identify successful job candidates. These traits are identified through a series of survey questions aimed at finding out more about a job candidate than could be revealed in a traditional interview or resume". </p>
<p>Just thought this would be a helpful tip for people applying next year or wanting to know what to expect!</p>
<p>Yonna9 - I’m an African American female that attends a Big East college. My GPA is teeters between a 3.0 & 3.3. I’m involved in various commnuity service activities and active in three organizations on campus.</p>
<p>Ammara18, I also read that article in the New York Times and it is true but I also think with the intern process it’s no way to really tell what they want. I was told by everyone I interviewed with that they loved everything about me…that I would definetly fit in at Google and I still didn’t get the internship. If it weren’t for my recruiter wanting to actively keep in touch with me personally and through the Googler that refered me I would think they were full of it! Hopefully getting to the final round of interviews was the beginning of my path into the world of Google.</p>
<p>@Missgiftedone
Yeah thats true! I find that a little weird as well since you were obviously a great candidate and they flew you down to there office for a final round but still decided not to give it to you. Hmmm maybe they just had a bunch of really good people & couldn’t decide which ones to pick but yeah its always a good thing to keep in touch with the recruiter! 
Btw what are your stats? Meaning school, gpa, race etc… if you dont mind. It would be super helpful since I’m applying to the Freshman Bold Program in March!</p>
<p>Anyone from the finance department heard anything back yet? That is what I was going for, and I haven’t heard of anyone getting any kind of email back from them that was for finance.</p>
<p>only person i’ve seen for finance is gymkid101 (or something along those lines…) who got notified on jan 31st…everything else seems to be “X sales”</p>