Google interviews
Google interviewsWhat the process involves
“Certificate graduates in the US will gain access to CareerCircle, which offers personalized coaching, mock interviews, and resume-building tools.”
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What interviewers look for
“IT support involves troubleshooting and problem solving to help computers and networks run smoothly, while providing great customer service along the way.”
GoogleIT Support Certificate page
Troubleshooting with customer service
“I already restarted it three times.” Practise the reply.
Example“You’ll learn about troubleshooting, customer support, system administration, and Python — and discover how to effectively utilize AI in IT support.”
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Troubleshooting, support and AI
The AI fix names a setting that is not there. Practise checking the advice.
ExampleImpact and priority
“Stopping the bleeding should be your first priority; you aren’t helping your users if the system dies while you’re root-causing.”
GoogleSite Reliability Engineering book
Testing before changing
“Consider the obvious first: perform the tests in decreasing order of likelihood, considering possible risks to the system from the test.”
GoogleSite Reliability Engineering book
Test the likely causes first
A scanner fails as dispatch backs up. Practise the test that separates causes.
Example“Finally, we should remember that correlation is not causation”
GoogleSite Reliability Engineering book
Knowledge and records
“Toil is interrupt-driven and reactive, rather than strategy-driven and proactive.”
GoogleSite Reliability Engineering book
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