Changes to Technical Program Manager Interviews at Google - from a FAANG Interview Coach
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
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👉 Background
If you are interviewing for a technical program management (TPM) role at Google right now, or if you plan to in the future, there are some changes we're seeing on the ground that may affect you.
This video walks through:
👉 historical TPM interview processes
👉 the current technical program management interview process
👉 some major, recent changes we're seeing in team matching and candidate timelines (2022 and 2023)
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🧠 High Level Takeaways
💎 Tips
😌 Keep calm
💌 Communicate with your recruiter (but don't nag them!)
Watch the video for more details on the 2022 and 2023 changes we're seeing in the Google Technical Program Manager interview process...
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Great advice! I've got my second interview in two days! I'll keep you posted!
Exciting! Can't wait to hear
One clarifying comment about how team matching interviews are formal interviews -- when Erika is saying that you need to "show up" professionally instead of being casual, she is referring to your attitude and the way you communicate, NOT the way you should dress or outwardly appear.
There's plenty of internet documentation about what to wear/not to wear to a tech interview.
This comment is more about the posture you choose when you describe yourself, your past work, and your goals and ambitions for the team you're interviewing with.
Completed Recruiter screening for TPM about 2 weeks ago, have my first phone interview this week. Thank you for sharing your experience/knowledge.
Congratulations 🎉🎉 and best of luck!
How did it go Matt?
I just went through the recruiter screening! Will make sure to update you all over the next steps of the process :)
Woohoo! Go, go, go!
Well, any news?
@@LensLiebe Yes! It took around 3 weeks to get an update from them. I got approved and went to the virtual onsite, wich were 5 interviews on the same day!
At the end of the day I got the feedback that the positions from the team I was applying for were all deprioritized and should come back by the end of the year. The good news is that I went very well on the virtual onsite that they'd like to move on with me as soon as the position is back!
Now I'm just here waiting and hoping it comes back eventually hahah. Anyways the balance is positive since I got approved through the process, and the position being deprioritized is out of my control.
The timeline was:
Jun 21st: Application date
Jul 8th: Recruiter screening
Jul 21st: Phone interview
Aug 24th: Virtual onsite
Sep 9th: Feedback from recruiter about the results and the good/bad news
I'd like to thank Erika for her content! It certainly helped me to move forward with my application and to get the good results I've got! Keep rocking!
@@matheuscastro5731 🎉this made my day, thanks for sharing your experience for others to see and learn from!
It was a tough time for many candidates going through interviews late summer while roles were being deprioritized in real time. 😬 A true test of resilience!
Pop an update here when you land the job so we can celebrate with you again!
Such a positive vibe
Thank you for not adding the background music. Your voice is very pleasant and crisp and background music is quite distracting in other videos :)
Oh really?! Is there one video in particular where you find the background music too annoying?
I've been playing with the volume to dial it in, but sounds like there are at least one or two videos where it might be too loud. Would love for you to share the links so I can understand which ones are the most problematic for you.
Erika, it is a great video. Thanks for posting this. How is the process now in 2024 and how is it going to be for 2025?
When hiring kicks back up, it'll go back to the bulk process most likely.
Nice video thanks
Glad it helped you!
I'm through 2 recruiter and 2 technical screens (tpm and security engineer) and now waiting (been about 10 days) for scheduling to set up the 5 panel. I'll post again with my experience if I get through.
Good luck on your virtual onsite Steven! Don't sweat when scheduling takes time.
Scheduling can take a few weeks, esp for higher levels since your interviews are thus higher levels and likely have more intense meeting schedules for the recruiters to work around.
I finished all my 5 virtual onsites for a tpm role and waiting for the update from the recruiter for past 8 days
@@sruthiunnikrishnan8547 - How long did it take for you 5 panel interview to get scheduled? Lot's of people are finding me on LinkedIn and sending questions? Google definitely has its own timeline.
@@stevenslawson8926 After my first 2 interviews, it again took another 8-10 days for my next 3 interviews to be scheduled. Do let us know how you go
My recruiter screening is done, and I have phone screening for TPM role in coming week. Any tips or videos I should watch?
I would say to watch the FAANG TPM Interview Process Ultimate Guide but you already commented on that one, so I think you've watched it :)
At this point, you have a strong hold on the logistics, format, and what to expect.
To prep for the interview, you should watch my behavioral interviewing videos (there are a few), Why do You Want to Work Here, and Tell Me About Yourself.
It goes without saying that if you have a phone screen or other first round interview coming up, I recommend that you take my First Round Ready course. It's $2200+ worth of coaching value packed into ~77 minutes and it's less than $100. It comes with a free workbook to help you translate your learnings into action and focus on the highest ROI tasks for interview prep.
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@@CoachErika Thanks for the help. I will go ahead with the course.
In case a match is not possible and you are asked to apply again after some time, do you have to go through all the interview rounds once again?
I am sure that won't be a good candidate experience since it's not the interviews during which the candidate was rejected?
It depends on how much time has passed. Usually if it's less than one year, you don't need to go through the 5-interview panel. You will still do team matching though.
@@CoachErika Yes this makes sense then. Thanks.
Hi, I have got call from recruiter for TPM role at Google, is it right time to go on with this opportunity? As i saw huge layoffs from Google
Safety in tech right now is an illusion, if that's what you're going for. The safest place to go is probably a series A or series B that just raised. Until tech booms again, it's going to be unstable in the big techs.
What is the difference between TPM and Engineering Manager? Or Google TPM is just synonim for EM?
TPM and EM (engineering manager) are different roles. Engineers at Google generally only report to EMs, not to PMs or TPMs.
Most TPMs are individual contributors until L5+, and TPMs can report to other TPMs or to EMs. But EMs generally do not report to TPMs.
@@CoachErika thanks for explanations.
my 5 interviews were spread over 5 wks...
Yes. I've been seeing this more recently. I've had a few candidates who had one a day over two weeks, though none as long as five. I believe it's just a way to slow the flow or interviews and won't be a long term process change.