SPEAKER 1: Hello, everyone.
Welcome to the Google Students YouTube channel.
Thanks for tuning in today.
I know some of you might be in classes, maybe it's lunch time
there, or maybe you are just waking up
during the summer vacation.
But it's great to have all of you here.
We're really excited.
And I'll quickly go over the agenda with you
today of what we're going to go through.
We're going to have about five questions the we have
for all our interns here today.
We're going to go over the interview process, talk
about student programs, and also have more time for all of you
to provide more questions for us.
So just get started, let's get to know who's here today.
So I'm Charlotte.
I'm a university program specialist based in Singapore.
SPEAKER 2: Hi, everybody.
I'm [? Snickda. ?] I'm doing my computer engineering graduation
from the National University of Singapore
here working with the Allo team.
SPEAKER 3: Hi, everyone.
I'm [? Tsing-zhou, ?] and I'm studying computer science
at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
And I'm with [INAUDIBLE] users team.
SPEAKER 4: Hi, everyone.
I'm [? Siriush. ?] I'm a computer science undergrad
at MTU in Singapore.
And I'm with the Allo team.
SPEAKER 1: Great, thanks.
Great to all of you here.
And we want to know where all of you are tuning in from.
So as you can see, on the right side of this video,
there's a live chat box.
And we have some chat moderators that
are going to be there to answer your questions.
So go in and tell us.
Give us a quick hello from the country or the city
or wherever you're tuning in from, or the school, even.
Now, just to quickly over internships.
We're going to share that part of the experience
is for you to just learn, apply what you've learned in school,
and also get development and mentorship opportunities
while you're at Google.
And of course, we want you to make sure you're having fun.
So as you can see, all of our interns
here are based in the Singapore office.
But this is not the only office you can apply for.
If you see this list, this shows all the offices in APAC
will be hiring tech interns.
So feel free to apply to any of these.
Take a look at what countries you might
be interested in applying.
And you don't have to only apply to software engineering,
but you can also apply to a US intern
and other technical opportunities there as well.
So we're going started.
I have about five questions for all of our interns here today.
And around the fourth question, you
can start typing your own live questions.
So the first one, can you share about your journey
about how you came to Google?
SPEAKER 2: So in the last five or six years,
I do not remember even a single day where I
haven't used a Google product.
So that's where I started getting interested in working
for a company who makes such an amazing product that everybody
uses every day.
So I kept pestering my mentors, my supervisors, professors,
asking them what do I need to do, what do I
study, how do I prepare?
They recommended actually "Cracking
the Coding Interview," a book by Gayle Laakmann, as my bible.
And so I started reading up on it, practicing the algorithms.
And that's where my Google journey started.
SPEAKER 1: Cool.
And what's that under your Android?
SPEAKER 2: Oh, I actually have "Cracking the Code" here.
SPEAKER 1: Look at that.
Cool.
So this is how the book looks.
Thanks for bringing it.
How about you?
SPEAKER 3: So, like [? Snickda, ?] I
wanted to join Google since when I was really young.
So far, I've applied quite a few times.
And only now have I got into Google.
So I guess that shows that a lot of people
don't get into Google on their first try.
That's completely normal.
So don't give up, and keep trying.
And one day, you can be Google like me.
SPEAKER 4: So I always had a passion for building things
that I can call my own.
And even though Google is this massive company,
it does generally operate like a start-up internally.
And we do build great products, and rapidly prototype,
and things like that.
So that's where I found my calling.
SPEAKER 1: Awesome.
Great to hear.
So, of what you can tell us, all internships have a project.
Can you share a little bit about what product
you're working on this summer?
SPEAKER 2: So I don't know how many of you know about Allo.
It's a smart messaging app that Google launched in September
last year.
So I'm working with the Allo's Android team.
And I don't know much more I can reveal about that.
So, yeah, that's all.
SPEAKER 1: Ooh, mysterious.
SPEAKER 3: For me, I'm working on systems
monitoring and reporting.
Monitoring being the defend metrics,
such as [INAUDIBLE] and error rates and reporting.
So the rest of my team [INAUDIBLE] news
can also know what's going on in your [INAUDIBLE]
And I'm working on a project that hasn't
been released by the team yet.
So I can't tell you more about that.
SPEAKER 1: Very cool.
SPEAKER 4: I'm also working on the Allo team,
on a feature I can't tell you anything about.
SPEAKER 1: Great.
So very mysterious.
So our intern's projects are.
But it's pretty normal here at Google.
And it's pretty cool as well.
As we all know, Google has a lot of perks.
We have pretty cool offices.
So what is your favorite perk so far?
SPEAKER 2: For me, it's knowing about the project
that everybody at Google is working on.
So I can just randomly ping anybody
on Google Chat, or whatever internal messaging we're using,
and ask them.
I'm really interested in your project.
Tell me more about it.
And they won't hesitate.
They just come up.
You can go meet them for a coffee chat,
and they'll tell you everything you want to know.
So that's really cool.
SPEAKER 1: And what about your favorite part?
SPEAKER 3: Mine is that Google really takes good care of you
in terms of providing you with food and drinks
with your every meal.
And it's always there.
Like when we're told how late you are in the office, even.
Like for example, Google even provides my team dinner
because we tend to stay a bit late because we
are rushing on a new project.
SPEAKER 4: Yeah.
As someone who lived on a diet period of junk food,
the healthy food and the gym is a welcome change to my life.
SPEAKER 1: Great.
So awesome to have all these perks.
And during your internship you can really
have a chance to experience the culture here at Google.
And that's the best part about internship.
You get to really experience a culture
in the real life of whatever company
you're interning for, actually.
We have a lot of people in the audience.
They may be interested in how can we
ace these interviews to Google, or affect any company
that you're interning for.
So what is your best interview tip for our audience?
SPEAKER 2: Apart from "Cracking the Code"--
phone interview procedure, where you're supposed to call
online and talk to the interviewer at the same time.
So there will be times when you have a difficult question
and you don't know what to do next.
So you just stop, keep wracking your brain.
Thinking, what should I say, what should I type?
So don't do that.
Keep talking to your interviewer.
They're very helpful people.
They've gone through the process many times.
They'll understand that you're facing problems
and they'll guide you through the question.
So don't keep quiet.
Keep talking to them.
They'll help you, definitely.
SPEAKER 1: Yeah, perfect.
SPEAKER 3: Adding on to what [? Snickda ?] has just said,
you should really make us all comfortable that
before interview, make sure that you're prepared.
You have a glass of water with you,
that everything's charged up, and you
have the doc open that you will be coding in.
Even if you are faced with a new problem
that you might not have seen before,
you wouldn't be anything.
You will always have like 30 minutes
to show that you are watching [INAUDIBLE]
and talking to the person.
And the most important thing is to let
them know the way you think, the way you perform.
So I think that's the tip.
SPEAKER 4: I think, on to that, remember
that it's not an examination.
Your final answer does matter.
But what also matters is the way you
came up with that final answer.
So keep explaining your thought process.
If you're going the wrong direction,
the interviewer might even correct you.
It's a good way to correct yourself
if you are going in the wrong direction.
SPEAKER 1: Great.
These are awesome tips for our viewers.
Thanks so much.
Now this is a great time to start typing in your questions
in the live chat, in case you might have any.
And we'll start answering them after we answer this question.
So lastly, what is your favorite part
about being a Google intern?
SPEAKER 2: For me, it's being around such amazing people.
Super smart, who know everything you want to ask them.
They have an answer ready for every question you have.
it's just amazing.
SPEAKER 1: Cool.
SPEAKER 3: Yeah.
And my favorite part is just the broad range
of technologies and things that I can learn from my internship.
Right now I'm working on many different languages,
such as Python and [INAUDIBLE] script.
And you can even start learning things from other things
as well.
Like we get to interview people from the Green,
Blue-Green team, with each other about machine learning
[INAUDIBLE] working on.
So that's really interesting aspect of Google.
SPEAKER 4: What I like the best is how transparent it
is internally.
Even though you are an intern, you pretty much
have the same access as a full-time employee.
And you can look at any project that's
been worked on at any part of Google
and see how they've done it.
And that's really great.
SPEAKER 1: Cool.
Thanks.
Just looking at the live chat, we
don't have any questions yet.
We're going to save that until the end.
And we'll just move on forward to the internship interview
process.
So when you're applying for a job at Google,
the process that you'll be going through for interviews
is, you'll go through two to three phone interviews first.
And you'll be also talking with an engineer
and going through a review about which projects
you'll be most best fit for.
You'll also go through a hiring committee.
And then you'll finally get to offer stage.
This entire process can take about, I don't know,
three weeks, but to also several months.
I know that some of your process has varied throughout this time
before you got here.
Moving onto the specific details for phone interviews.
Just a few tips.
And you've already heard several from out interns here today.
Just remember to manually indent, in case
you're not used to that.
Make sure you have your cell phone charged, because this is
a phone interview, after all.
Find a quiet location.
Be comfortable.
Don't be running on a treadmill when
it's time for your interview, or like inside McDonald's eating
your hamburger.
I mean, if that's what make you comfortable, that works too.
Have a pen and paper ready for scribbling, and code,
and writing your ideas.
And really remember to think out loud.
And make sure to communicate everything you're
thinking to the interviewer.
Because they want to know everything and not
just the solution.
Moving on to how you can apply.
Just go to this website, studentcareers,
on the Google website.
And just what roles fit best for you.
You can apply to more than one.
Don't apply to 10 to 20.
We recommend maybe two or three that you think
you're really well fit for.
If you know a Googler--
it could be in any office-- they can also put you
in as an employee referral.
And make sure you upload your resume and just click Submit.
And lastly, we have two programs that you can keep a look out
for.
We have Women Techmakers.
We just selected our scholars for this year.
But, in case, next year you're interested,
applications open around April or so.
And you'll have information from your school about this.
The next program that we also have code jam kickstart.
So many of you may be familiar with code jam.
That's from the North America teams.
But we have code jam kickstart in APAC.
This is a coding puzzle platform,
where you can develop your coding skills and just
practice.
The next round starts on Sunday.
And you can go out to that website
to see if you might be interested
and if you want to register.
Lastly, we have additional resources for all of you.
Go in and take a screenshot of this slide.
And just see if this might be useful to you.
And you can use it when you're applying for internships
or maybe even a job.
Next, I think we have some time left.
Let's see if we have any questions from our viewers
on the live chat.
Looks like we have a question.
Can interns get to pick their own projects?
SPEAKER 2: So after you go through the interview process,
there's this intern questionnaire
that you're supposed to fill in, where you write what you're
interested in, why you're interested in,
what you're looking to learn from Google, et cetera.
So that really plays an important role
in selecting what project you eventually will be working on.
So that is very important.
Make sure you fill that out correctly and precisely.
So yeah, you do have some control over what
project you will be working on.
SPEAKER 1: That's some good advice.
SPEAKER 4: An adding onto that, even if you're
assigned any project, you do have the option
to speak to your manager and change that project
or take that in a direction that you want it to go in.
So you always have that option open as well.
SPEAKER 1: Great.
Thanks, Ben, for that question.
We also have a question from Karen.
How does it feel to work on a mystery project from a mystery
team without being able to talk about it much?
SPEAKER 3: It's a really awesome feeling.
The first day, when I went into office,
I joined a team which I didn't know about.
And they told me a project which I have never ever heard
about before in my life.
It's a really great feeling that you're
working on something new, that you
are one of the first people there having
your hands on the project.
And that's a great thing to be part of,
I think, building a new product.
SPEAKER 1: Awesome.
Cool.
Well, I think that's about all of our questions
that we have today.
Thank you all for joining.
Hopefully, you were able to learn something new
from this live session.
We'll have a couple more coming up.
But do keep a lookout.
And thank you all for joining us.
Feel free to fill out the feedback link,
in case you'd like to let us know about what we did well
and we could improve on.
And any last words from our interns?
SPEAKER 3: Don't give up, and keep trying.
SPEAKER 1: Yeah.
Cool.
Thanks.
Very inspirational.
Thanks, everyone.