Jeff H Sipe - Practice Interviews
Jeff H Sipe - Practice Interviews
Ace your interview and get paid more. I have over 5 years of 1:1 coaching experience and I have conducted over 2500 1:1 coaching sessions. I have 15 years of recruiting experience including five years of recruiting at Google's corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley. My approach is casual, but my content takes a deliberate approach to help you succeed in all aspects of your job search, job interviews, and negotiations. My goal is to bring at least one piece of unique content to every video that you will not find anywhere else. Thank you for watching, good luck, please subscribe, like and comment!
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I got an interview question with Google about “why Google?” “What happens when you make a huge mistake or your project fails?” I have never seen your videos covering this but I think I managed anyway. Are these common questions?
@JoLap42, This short should help, and if you want more context, I have created a number of videos on this subject - kzread.infofdJPJI7KEBQ
Your videos are getting even better over time. Thank you!
@JoLap42, thank you so much for the positive feedback! Almost at 6 years on YT, so hopefully I have gotten a little better over time 😂
Would you be able to share more hypothetical questions for an account manager role?
@JoyOhenhen, paste the job description into ChatGPT and ask it to create hypothetical questions based on the JD.
Salad analogy was great but than you just ruined everything trying to explain the technology. Even i had my brain exploded after this explanation though I got 20+ years of experience in IT. Poor grandma. So what that salad analogy was for? 🤔
@Fedkar, thanks for the feedback!
Hey Jeff, thank you so much for this, just cleared my first round in my Customer Engineer interviews. Fingers crossed for the GCA round!!
@TonyStark-y5x, amazing, good luck! Remember in the GCA round, whatever they ask you in regards to hypothetical questions, always solve it like you are already in the CE role.
@@jeffhsipepi Will do Jeff. I've been going through your recent uploads on GCA. Will keep this thread posted. Thanks again!! 😊
Hey Jeff There is hardly any information available for Account Manager,google ads. Please share a CFAS framework for them and some behavioural and hypothetical questions to practice and if you could just explain 1-2 of them in any of your videos! Please 😊
@sanchitasharma8007, the Account Strategist (AS), Account Manager (AM), and Account Executive (AE) roles all have some of the same core responsibilities so I have included the AS video for you - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJpoptiPpsLSYZs.html. The AM role will have wider scope and more strategy. Thank you for your advice to create these videos. I take all video recommendations seriously and I will consider doing some of this content in the future, thanks!
Hey Jeff, Thank you so much for your content, Its really helpful, I have a question - so I already told them my current comp and expectation (came across your channel after doing so :( ) and I have realized that Its lower than the base range for the role, how can I negotiate with the recruiter to bring it significantly up to align it to market trends and to make it fair to me?
@harshaheda29, it is always okay to tell your point of contact, "after learning more about the role and responsibilities and meeting with the team, I do need to reset set my compensation expectations." Say with a kind and gracious tone, and remember, we can always ask for more! Good luck!!
No interviewer should take notes during the interview that would interrupt or slow down the candidates from their thoughts. Interviewer should remember and write down notes right after the interview is over. If candidates allow, then capture the video and take notes from there.
@mahendraperiyadanam3801, so I have to kindly disagree with your comment, I think all interviewers should take notes. I do not believe that interviewers can remember everything that candidates say, and the expectation is that interviewers in 2024 should have strong typing skills so that their brain is able to take notes and process at the same time. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
You’re videos, guides and the whole content is just amazing! 10/10 all the way!!
@theempreror9608, thank you so much for your positive feedback!
❤❤❤ kangen sama video ente bro 😅
@bayou__ , keep watching, I will continue to produce them, for now!
Thank you for this information! Is it common not to interview with the hiring manger if the team is already selected?
@gracewang4096, fantastic question! It is somewhat common, if I had to guess, it probably happens in less than half the cases, but still often enough. So basically, this is the hiring manager trusting the interviewers and the interview process and if the interview team identifies you as a strong fit, they will have an informal interview with you, very similar to a team match interview. Some HM's prefer a more casual approach. I hope this helps!
In general good, but I'm assuming they'd want to go deeper into things like coaching, mentorship, action items, training and education, success measurements, etc. How would you enforce this? Also, this is a very long answer as Google behavior interviews are going to be 30 minutes long, so this seems to go overtime. I like when you mention listening mindset, focus on opportunities, ownership, alignment meetings and mini-action, commitments to keep them included in all next steps, and it is great in terms of the high level solution, and conducting research of what worked before, even at other organizations ... is great but it may seem like a bit much! Workshop part seemed really fluid and it went everywhere and got confusing, but the keywords were great. Maybe it's jut me but I'm not sure if the fake little smile or laugh at the end of each solution is going to help or hurt candidates, if I was interviewing and someone did too much of that it would come off as a little bit odd, I guess some would see it as confidence but I'd see it more as smug or know it all or sarcastic kind of attitude? Also, people hate surveys, how do you get people to keep filling them out? I think I would give you or someone that learned from this video and presented it like this, a moderate to recommend hire but with a few notes..
@JoLap42, great feedback, thanks!
Some people say that don't think too much about salary in initial stage of career and focus on hitting the company's goal, increasing revenue and saving time in projects so after achieving these things what's the next steps to double or triple down our salary ? Is negotiating the only way .. how it all works..
@mohibquadri4053, in general, both! Meaning you negotiate a good salary going into the job even if it is entry level AND you work super hard to achieve fantastic results yielding quick promotions and pay raises. Remember once you are there, doubling and tripling salary in a short period of time will be challenging!
Hey Jeff, sorry I missed your live session yesterday. I'm done with 2 rounds of interview, both were mostly related to GCA and RRK, my last round was with Skip Level manager. Now, I'm left with two more rounds and per recruiter, 3rd round will be G&L and last one again GCA and RRK with the hiring manager. Any suggestions, like multiple rounds on GCA and RRK not sure why but I'm prepared. Thanks for your great videos, they're very helpful.
BTW I got great feedback from both rounds, as updated by recruiter.
@imprem_prakash, so typically, one of the reasons why the hiring manager interview is a hybrid interview is because they really cover what is needed to be successful in the role, it's mostly an RRK interview, they say GCA too because they might throw a tough problem-solving hypothetical question at you! Remember to build a strong rapport with the HM and ask them questions about them at the end of the interview. What do you love about Google, your job, the team, etc. Good luck!
@imprem_prakash, awesome, keep doing what you did in those first two interviews!
@@jeffhsipepithanks Jeff, you're awesome
Jeff, thank you so much for this video. Just in time for my CE Infra Modernization interview in 2 days. I do not have a lot of time to prepare due to my existing full time job, but I plan to follow your advice as much as possible! Wish me luck! :) Any last min tip for my CE interview would be great. Thanks again!
@shrutivisweswara3603, so awesome when the timing aligns! One tip/trick for all these client facing roles, don't forget about your internal stakeholders when problem solving. Specifically, almost all candidates tend to lean in going directly to the client or only speaking about problem solving with the client and in most instances internal collaboration is a big part of the solution. Good luck!!
Thank you Jeff.. now all I can do is Pray
@noratan2859, now all you can do is put in the work! If you already completed your interviews, then yes, praying is appropriate 😂
Thanks again Jeff.. Great Work
@noratan2859, awesome! And remember with learnings and follow up questions, only sometimes, these steps don't always make sense, but can also add tremendous value when used at the right time!
Great stuff as usual.. Love your work Jeff
@noratan2859, thank you so much for watching!
Hey Jeff, I hear you mostly get into Google when someone from Google reaches out to you. How to build that profile so that I get reached out to, by a recruiter? Dreaming the Google dream for over 6 years. Any tips? Binge watching your videos to prepare for that day! Thank you for putting these gold mine of content for us🎉
@legallyweird3602, thank you so much for the positive feedback! I really suggest that you optimize your LinkedIn profile, watch the videos I have done about it and look at my profile to see how I have optimized. This is how I got my job at Google, I had a good LinkedIn profile and someone found me! Good luck, you got this!
@@jeffhsipepi thank you so much for replying! I am a Product manager (3 years). Is it important to have side projects to get the job or get noticed?
Very useful video !
@nvasudeva, I am so glad you found it helpful! I coach so many Customer Engineers and understanding the uniques process for this role hopefully does help for anyone considering or going through the process!
Thanks Jeff for this video!
@cheerfulchai, I am so glad you found it helpful and remember, now that we have Gen AI it is much easier than ever to understand all the critical items in a JD.
I think those questions she suggested may make you impolite. you don't need to ask question for the sake of asking question. for onsite interview, sometimes, just terminate the interview with 1-2 questions or even without question, is okay enough. Since those interviewers many not be the team you are applying to. Don't pretend to be proactive, don't pretend to be someone that's not you. Just be normal and real. I remember I had a fun discussion with one of onsite interviewer, asking his opinion on what's the impact of chatgpt to the company and its interview process.
@LUN-bo2fb, yes, not all interviewers would love being asked these specific questions. But to be clear, it is 100% critical that if given the opportunity to ask questions, specifically at the end of the interview that we do ask questions!
How much is refresher for a L6 ? I am joining as L6 next week
@swingtradinglearner7121, refreshers are dependent on role, location, level, and manager discretion, so it is really hard for anyone to give you an accurate amount when trying to figure out refreshers. What I can tell you if you are joining now is that you will not get refreshers until 2026. Good luck at Google!
Can you please share the compensation range for these levels too.
@Travel_Panda7, the compensation range will vary greatly depending on the role and location, so unfortunately, I am unable to narrow it down at a more generic level. You can use this link to get a more accurate idea - www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries
If a 3 yoe guy joins as L3 what's shortest time to get to L4? And for 0 yoe how long in average?
@easward, great question! So, YOE will not impact getting promoted at least not directly. Meaning that you path to L4 is likely the same regardless of YOE expect that having experience may help you be more prepared overall for a promo. L3 to L4 is the easiest leap, but I always tell people, plan for two years. I hope this helps!
NIce One.. Appreciate it..
@noratan2859, awesome, thanks for the positive feedback!
@Jeffhsipepi I have my interviews scheduled, and it wasn't clear to me which interview would be first. I already reached out to the recruiter, but no response yet. Is the interviews usually in the order of RRK->GCA->Googleyness+Leadership?
@gracewang4096, the order is typically more dependent on availability than following a certain order. And your Recruiter should provide you with this information. What is most important is building a strong foundation with the STAR and CFAS method and always remembering to answer hypothetical questions like you are already in the role!
This is a helpful video Jeff! I totally agree that most PMs focus too much on ideation in their answers to these kinds of hypothetical questions (it’s the fun part!) as opposed to execution (less fun). I do also appreciate you checking in, too many candidates go down a line of thinking without checking in. Great content as always!
@zacharysmith86, thanks so much for the providing your lens and the positive feedback!
@jeffhsipepi - if a person joins in Aug 2024 then will he eligible for appraisal cycle in march 2025. Also what is base range for L4 and L3 recruiter role at google
@sakshitayal-t3d, if someone joins in August of 2024, they will go through a very light performance review in the fall, the next official performance review will be the following fall. I am happy to provide a base salary/total compensation range for an L3/L4 Recruiter, but I need to know a specific location.
India location
@@sakshitayal-t3d this video should help! kzread.info/dash/bejne/daB-pbOrdbKTerw.html
Love the positive spin up front. A great answer to a tough question
@kyram123, awesome, I am so glad you enjoyed this video!
Great advise as always. I'm comfortable with behavioral interviews, but a presentation would feel more challenging.
@jesse2667, thanks, and yes, presentation interviews are challenging for everyone!
Hey Jeff please help with the link for discount
@thisisvinodraj, below are the two links, thanks! app.practiceinterviews.com/welcome - app sign up www.practiceinterviews.com/offers/yoC6M29R/checkout - course purchase page
Agree. These questions are a little too all over the place and energy and framing needs to be managed. Lol these tiktokers
@maverickmaverick5, it's always troubling when over 10 million people watch bad advice!
Hi Jeff, I've been watching your video while preparing for google interviews, these are really helpful content!! Thank you sooo much! I just want to see a basic feedback of your: the phone interview went less than 20mins and recruiter was even late for twice, and now its almost a week without feedback/email, is it kind of meaning failed to move forward? Still many thanks!!!
@clairecai3260, 20 minutes or less is a very common amount of time for a Recruiter phone interview. I would say follow up early next week as many people take this week off, and keep us posted, good luck!!
@@jeffhsipepi Thank you so much for your reply!!!! Hope to share good news🥰
Surprised to see that the compensation of Google L5 can even compete Meta L6🤣
@-mle566, it is important to remember that an L5 at Google = an L6 at Meta, same with Amazon, Google is going to be one level below for the same amount of experience. And typically, at one level lower, Google will pay more!
Hi everyone! There is very little content that talks about this pretty common interview type. I really hope this video helps, thanks for watching!
Hi Jeff! Your videos were crucial for my Google interview preparation and I wanted to share with you that I got an offer and accepted it. Thanks for all you do!!
@CaroZuluagaC, AMAZING, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!! I wish you the best of luck at Google!!
Hey Jeff, I had a question but didn't see a place to email you on your site. I didn't see this as a service. I am looking for 1:1 coaching on my resume. I am looking for a full overhaul on my resume and Linked In page. Of course, I am gladly happy to pay for this. I am asking for help because I am career changing from my non technical role as Product Technician to a SWE role. I am a TVC at Google of 4 years trying to become FTE SWE. Since you were a recruiter at Google you know what SWE's need to have on their resume and minimal qualifications. I am so new to this field, I am not sure what is needed. Of course, I want to get to the interview but I have no idea how to if I do not have the right resume and or LinkedIn page. I want to focus on writing a resume that gets to the phone screen. Then I would love to focus on the phone screen and other interviews. Can you please assist me with this? This is a good service to offer for us career changers or role changers. Thanks, Carol Sneed csneedinc [at gmail] www.linkedin.com/in/carol-marie-sneed-26b5285b/
Thanks soo much Jeff for this video! My hiring process with Google is kickstarting tomorrow with Recruiter screening! :D
@abhinavkuchhal2820, awesome, good luck!!
Does CFAS mean Clarify, Follow up, Assumptions & Solution ?
@rhythmaniac_, C.F.A.S. (Clarify, Framework, Assumptions, Solution(s)). Watch this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHuNvMuwnbiXhLA.html, it should help!
Hi Jeff, this is really helpful for me to organise my thoughts related to the questions. I've a clarifying question: Are the questions related to specific industries only asked if you're interviewing for related roles. Eg I've no background in Cloud and only understand the basics of it. Can I still be asked a cloud related question, if ive no background and am not interviewing for cloud? This is easier for businesses like email, social media where we are an active user but may be difficult for technical businesses like ads, cloud etc. Thoughts?
@sakshiabrol8430, candidates are not typically asked specific questions about product areas outside of the domain of the role and or their expertise. You could be asked a higher level hypothetical question about a product area and in that case, always solve like you are in the role you are interviewing for! I hope this helps!
Thank you so much Jeff for doing these lives.
@CSneedInc, thank you for watching. I will continue to show up every week as long as the community wants me to!
For a moment I thought, when did Dr strange started career counselling 😅 Keep it up man, you are doing a great job 🙂
@arvindjadhav4548, 😂, I will take that as a huge compliment and thank you so much for the positive feedback!
insightful!
@l3hu4l1, awesome, I am so glad you found this video helpful! If you want to learn more about the CFAS Method, watch this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHuNvMuwnbiXhLA.html
Congrats on starting the shorts jeff, super helpful!
@YoyoCowboy, thanks, as promised in my live session this week, I will be doing way more shorts moving forward!
Thanks Jeff, always appreciate your content. Qq - would you suggest the same approach for non magnificent 7 or big tech companies too like startups or smaller SaaS?
@YoyoCowboy, yes, by waiting to provide compensation expectations, we are in the power position when they want to hire us. Of course, value your time and try to understand upfront if the job will pay you what you need. And, some small companies simply will not move forward without some sort of compensation alignment. That is when defaulting to "I am open and negotiable for the right opportunity," typically works well.
Hi Jeff, just a quick question here! Do you know how likely it is to get an offer if I performed ok on my interviews and recruiter asked me to have team match call before going to the HC? I'm in the second scenario you mentioned. Thanks for all the content! Will let you know how this goes
@ernestocasco1425, the good news is that you performed well in your interviews. Just ok candidates do not move to the team match phase. Unfortunately, I can't give percentages because every case is unique. Also this second scenario is the most common. Keep us posted and good luck!
Appreciate that advice! Been searching for a job recently graduated its been seeming impossible to even get an interview
@TheGhettoMozart, yes, the job market is so competitive right now, please keep going, others will give up, just don't stop trying, you will land something, it might just take a little longer than expected!
Great vid! They usually offer some RSUs, since you considered the value of RSUs, how can we adjust it with years and the price may swing on stock? also, do you mean you don't get anything until the end of the fourth year
@preeper_, yah, controlling the ups and downs in value is obviously something that is out of our control! Refreshers are essentially guaranteed after a full calendar year of work. For instance, if you started on July 1st, it would be unlikely that you would get refreshers in 2025, but definitely in 2026. And these shares will start vesting right away, you will not have to wait all four years to get them.