Google Internship

Very challenging and learned a lot from incredibly interesting and smart engineers. You are given a LOT of trust to do your work.

Very big company. Not much freedom to meet with higher ranking executives or manager.

Study hard for interviews with practice questions.

Intelligence.
Googleplex.
Smart engineers.
Google TV and Picasa.
Evaluated potential partners.
Perks are pretty good.

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Be prepared for the interview. The process was very competitive at my bschool.

I interned within Google's Online Sales and Operations Division.
- Google is open to ideas, even from interns.
- Freedom to accomplish passion projects.
- Perks.
- Events.

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Google likes people that are passionate about their products.

- Friendly people.
- Really connect with other interns.
- Very smart and driven engineers.
- Actual code.
- I worked on an unannounced cloud computing project that was fascinating and challenging.
- Typical Google stuff - speakers, food, events, etc.

I think the famous 20% time is getting cut down.

Google to me felt like a startup.

- I worked on the WebMaster tools team and really enjoyed it.
- Engineering is core.
- Organized with events.
- Pay.

It's different than the startup route.

Don't get intimidated by the interview process.

- Smart engineers.
- Intern events, speakers, etc - it's a well organized internship program.
- Engineering comes first.
- Campus, food, etc (all the things you read about).
- Most importantly: the work.

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Google still has the best engineering internship in the world. I loved it and to work on Google+ was incredible.

- The Google campus is incredible. There is literally a beach volleyball court out there.
- People were driven, smart, and down to earth.
- Boss.
- Adsense team was open to my suggestions, allowed me to participate in all meetings, and I really enjoyed putting together some models for them.
- Still keep in touch with other interns.
- Intern presentation to AdSense director.

no drawbacks

Google gets over 4,000 applications for this internship program alone. And, I think there was about 80-90 of us there over the summer. So my advice, is to take a risk and find a way to stand out.

- It's Google.
- Free drinks and snacks.
- On the resume, it will get you an entry level interview anywhere.
- I supported the display team and learned a ton about the display advertising space (rapid change).
- They have boards in the Google building lobbies that have live seaches, pretty cool. For some reason, I loved this :).

- Intimidated by how intelligent co-workers were.

- Non-engineering interviews aren't that scary.
- Be prepared to talk about your favorite Google product and why.

- Google events.
- Everybody in the company is intelligent.
- Interesting YouTube partnership strategy project.
- Development models for Enterprise Sales Finance.
- Exposure to Search, Maps, and Apps lines of Google's business.
- Company and intern events.
- Free drinks.
- Googleplex.
- Diversity of co-workers and co-interns backgrounds.

none, this was outstanding.

- Know pivot tables.
- Know Google's product line.
- Be passionate.
- Interviews aren't that bad. Although I heard the engineering interviews are more intense.

Sure, there is the stuff you would expect from Google: amazing office, free snacks/drinks, great perks in general - but the main takeaway from this internship is the people and the actual work. Everybody at Google is smart and passionate. I love that. My internship role at Google involved onboarding technology candidates. I'm one of those odd nerds that loves HR and thinks culture is important. Google is a dream job for me. My managers and team were also willing to take the time to teach me, I really appreciated that. Overall, I my expectations for an internship at Google where high and they were exceeded.

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My advice is during the interview and on the cover letter, show passion for Google individual products. Also, be yourself, I think Google really values humor/candor.

- Googleplex is amazing.
- Free snacks, drinks, and coffee.
- Part of the BOLD program which was an incredible opportunity.
- GoogleService project where I helped build a inner-city hangout.
- Loved my Google team: Global Communications & Public Affairs apps and enterprise team. This was a friendly and highly intelligent group.
- Worked on a Google+ project.
- Weekly workshops and skill building seminars.

Nothing is wrong with the BOLD program.

GPA matters to Google. Also, if you have a minority background, look into Google's BOLD program.

- Diversity of people and other interns was amazing. It's exciting to have so many smart and interesting people in one place.
- I worked on the Google Maps and Google Calendar product teams. Really neat to see how everything works.
- The office, or "campus" as they say, was pretty spectacular. Great food, etc, etc.
- Intern events were well organized.

Nothing, it was amazing.

Keep the GPA high. Interviews aren't too bad unless you are applying for engineering roles.

- Talented people.
- Amazing projects. Truly feel like you are changing the world.
- Food and campus are amazing.

I should have lived closer to Google to eliminate commute.

Work on your own project and be able to talk through google products you love.

- Google treats interns very well.
- Campus (offices) is amazing. Food is incredible, free snacks, etc.
- Work is project based and they make sure that you get to see different parts of the company. They hire lots of university students/grads, so these systems are routine for them.

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Expect pretty simple interview questions like: what is your favorite Google product?

I interned at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The environment is really fun and productive - my own office had objects like cell phones dangling from the ceiling as well as a whole bunch of Nerf guns lying around that programmers turned to for afternoon amusement. Newman worked
Interns have access to nearly everything that full-time employees do, including free cafes, mini-kitchens, a pool, a gym, a basketball court, soccer fields and company-wide social and professional events, as well as recreational classes ranging from ballet and salsa to yoga and running.

Some of the major tech companies pay their interns more.

Take advantage and enjoy the various intern-only social events, such as restaurant outings, an amusement park trip and a boat cruise in the San Francisco Bay. Also, Google want to hire as many of their interns as possible – so if you get an internship, you have a good shot at an entry level job.