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Hey folks, I got reached out by a recruiter from Google reg an open position I just wanted to know what would the ideal prep strategy look like. I like to think I'm below average in leetcode. I can solve a lc mediums maybe under 30 mins. But lc hard is a different ball game for me. How long should I request for in terms of a preparation time. And it'd help what all concepts should be focussed. Btw - 4.5 yoe, fullstack engineer - i guess the profile is for sde 2

Now a days, candidate experience has been tossed out of window. Companies and Talent hunt team are expecting candidates to go through multiple rounds of interviews with no clarity on rounds held, with multiple reschedules and delays with lot of uncertainty. what grapeviners thoughts about it? is it fair to have this practice?

A paradise for rest and vest people on the right team - Do under 40 hours and get normal rating - System is self healing, you can break something and don’t care - Deadlines are a joke - No responsibility - Can ignore pings and care about anything A nightmare for career growing mindset people - Tech island - Hard work are all abstracted away - Promo is too fucking complicated - Overhired and slow growth equals to slow promo - Politics growing everyday. Basically hunger game to fight for impact and projects Google is not the same anymore, things are changing rapidly & soon it will be worse.

Can anybody working at Google India, throw some light on what’s happening with Hiring. Seeing some posts related to layoff, people interviewing, people getting ghosted by recruiters after interviews. I’ve seen few people waiting for their interview feedback for few weeks after completing their all interview rounds. Is google going to stop hiring or there are too many candidates applying? Any insights would be helpful. Thanks

Hi Folks, I applied for L5 MLE at Google Banglore and completed my 3 Coding, 1 ML System Design and Googleyness & Leadership interview before mid-May. The recruiter communicated the feedback for each round as "GOOD", not revealing the Lean/Strong-Hire counts even after being asked, saying those are for internal only. For further process, the recruiter communicated that Team Matching could take time as the current openings already have candidates mapped for Team Matching. I haven't been scheduled for even 1 Team Matching call. And, on follow-ups, I get the answers "No new updates" or "Nothing so far". Is this expected, given BLIND is filled with posts reflecting Google is on a hiring spree in Banglore? Or is this a soft reject? Or, to a stretch, the hiring season at Google India is over with no new openings? A hiring freeze.

I am currently a SDE-2 at a US based product company (Forte: Payments). I interviewed with Google and after all the rounds the HR called and told that I will be offered L3 only. The compensation will be basic Google L3 only but I am not comfortable with getting downleveled. I was expecting to get in at L4. The review from interview rounds is positive. Should I go ahead with the team matching process and try to convince the hiring manager to give L4 / settle with L3 / leave the opportunity. pls suggest.

Is Google India still hiring and is it safe to consider joining Google now? A year or so ago I went through the hiring loop and was advised to try again after a year because my performance wasn’t at par with the level expected for my experience. Fast forward one year and everyone is laying off staff. I’ve now been contacted a couple of times by the same recruiter and am tempted to give it a shot. Would like to hear opinions on whether this is a good idea. I’m interviewing at L5, aiming to be leveller up to L6 if possible.