One should be careful to not go public about this intent (to game it). Someone had dedicated blog about his studies, preparations for BigG interview, he was reject right away without even a phone call... This story was on HN.
When I say game, I mean: practice questions you can expect to get (a little googling will help).
To think anyone would get through those interviews without prepping is ridiculous. Google specifically actually tells you to prep and what things to practice.
And also, since so many people do prep, the bar for acceptable performance is much higher than it would otherwise.
At this point, I'm not sure what these interviews are supposed to be measuring.
Can someone shared the URL to the said HN story where someone was rejected right away even with a phone call for blogging about studies and preparations for BigG interview?
They might be getting confused with the person who blogged about their interview prep and ended up not getting an offer. I find it almost impossible to believe that Google would reject someone because they spent time and energy preparing for their interview process--they provide pretty detailed information about how to prepare and it's common knowledge.
Actually making it through an interview and getting an offer is much less common, for (what I'd consider) obvious reasons.
I interviewed at Google without any preparation and was not given an offer. I would have liked to have the time to prep, but I didn't, and I assumed I would not get an offer. I didn't do horribly, and I was encouraged to prep and return. I believe I'm good enough that if I prepped I'd get an offer--I simply don't have the time to jump through those particular hoops at this time, for better or worse.
When I say game, I mean: practice questions you can expect to get (a little googling will help).
To think anyone would get through those interviews without prepping is ridiculous. Google specifically actually tells you to prep and what things to practice.
And also, since so many people do prep, the bar for acceptable performance is much higher than it would otherwise.
At this point, I'm not sure what these interviews are supposed to be measuring.