How to Ace the Google GCA Interview | Tips from a Former Google GCA Interviewer and Hiring Manager

Coach Erika is a top 1% interview coach. I teach people how to refine resumes, turn recruiters into champions, and woo interviewers with powerful career storytelling. 93% of my clients land top-tier jobs at elite companies including Google, Spotify, Airbnb, and more. 🥇 Love self-paced interview prep? Take the First Round Ready course & get your hands on Erika's minimum viable interview prep system: https://coacherika.gumroad.com/l/first-round-ready-course 💬 Looking for top 1% coaching to ace your next interview? Invest in coaching with Erika — https://coacherika.co/#coaching 🤫 Subscribe to The Career Whispers newsletter for tech career advice in your inbox every week: https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com 🛠 Do you love free advice and tools? Check out the free resources at https://coacherika.co ------ 🧠🧠 What we Cover Google's GCA Interview is tough to crack, and there's not a lot of good information out there about this unique type of interview at Google. In this video, I teach you how to ace your GCA interview, starting with teaching you why the GCA interview exists and why it matters, what interviewers are looking for, and the best framework for answering Google GCA questions. 1️⃣ Why Google asks GCA questions 🧠 2️⃣ Adjusting your mindset on GCA questions (from candidate to peer) 3️⃣ What it means to share and show your cognitive abilities (clarifying questions, thinking (big) out loud, simplifying and stating assumptions, synthesizing) 4️⃣ 3 Most Common Types of GCA questions (your opinion about a future state, estimation questions on steroids, and (nearly) impossible scenarios). 5️⃣ A framework to answer GCA questions 6️⃣ Example GCA question with an example answer 👽 7️⃣ 💸 (Bonus) 💸 Handling interviewer follow-up questions ------- What's Next & More Resources 💛 Like this video! 💛 Comment! Comments really help me out (and I respond to all comments) 💛 Subscribe to the channel & ring the bell to get notified when I publish new videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachErika 💛 Check out all of Coach Erika's tools, courses, and free resources: https://coacherika.co 💛 Get the Minimum Viable Interview Prep System — https://coacherika.gumroad.com/l/first-round-ready-course 💛 Get top 1% coaching to land your next big role: https://coacherika.co/#coaching 💛 Receive weekly tech career advice in your inbox: https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com ------- 📹 Other Helpful Videos 1️⃣ Difference Between TPM, PgM, PM Roles at FAANG: https://youtu.be/1rpU3QOPYTY 2️⃣ How to Answer "Tell me About Yourself" and nail it every time: https://youtu.be/ARC8t2orV1s 3️⃣ How to Answer "Why do You Want to Work Here?" and nail it every time: https://youtu.be/j02Wp3pXyvQ 4️⃣ STAR++ Method for Behavioral Interview Questions: https://youtu.be/vVxbIMx-Js0 5️⃣ How to Prepare for ANY Interview: https://youtu.be/XtM_S30jwEc 6️⃣ How to Formulate Incredible Questions for your Interviewers (YES, these matter!): https://youtu.be/Cv3oPPbQnes 7️⃣ Google PM Interview Process: https://youtu.be/dtyKxkOPnko ------- 🎵 Music provided by YouTube and Pixabay sounds: Nana Kwabena Samuel Francis Johnson Andrew kn 📸 Photos and support film provided from the incredible artists at Pexels, including: A. Koolshooter Jake Young Pixabay Rodnae Productions Erik Mclean ------- #googleinterview, #googleGCA, #gcainterview