- Requirement or focus
- Google Meet and screen sharing
- What to verify or practice
- Test your equipment and connection, join Google Meet shortly before the scheduled start, and share a single window with unrelated tabs closed when presenting work.
Google virtual technical interview guide 2026: current rules and 2013 context
Google's current virtual-interview candidate guide covers Google Meet setup, screen sharing, and AI-use rules. This page also cites a 2013 technical interview article for historical context without treating it as the current process.
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Section sources [1] General virtual interviews candidate resource [2] The Google Technical Interview (2013 XRDS article)
| Requirement or focus | What to verify or practice |
|---|---|
| Google Meet and screen sharing | Test your equipment and connection, join Google Meet shortly before the scheduled start, and share a single window with unrelated tabs closed when presenting work. |
| Technical problem solving (2013 historical source) | The 2013 XRDS article hosted by Google Research discusses technical problem solving and coding assessment. It is included only as historical context. |
| Complete the interview independently | The current candidate guide requires candidates to submit their own work and states that using AI to answer interview questions leads to disqualification. |
- Requirement or focus
- Technical problem solving (2013 historical source)
- What to verify or practice
- The 2013 XRDS article hosted by Google Research discusses technical problem solving and coding assessment. It is included only as historical context.
- Requirement or focus
- Complete the interview independently
- What to verify or practice
- The current candidate guide requires candidates to submit their own work and states that using AI to answer interview questions leads to disqualification.
Sources
[1] Official source
General virtual interviews candidate resourceGoogle · Accessed 2026-09-01
[2] Official source
The Google Technical Interview (2013 XRDS article)Google Research · Published 2013 · Accessed 2026-09-01
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