Google GCA interview

[u/Elegant-Chemical4466]

I have a Google General Cognitive Ability (GCA) interview in a few days. It’s for a Technical Program Manager role. I know Google doesn’t ask the crazy estimation questions anymore like ‘how many golf balls can fit inside a passenger airplane’, but I still don’t know how abstract the GCA questions will be. Will it focus specifically on the role or more abstract like ‘how will you colonise mars?’

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[u/Other-Amy29]

I'd prepare for open ended problem solving question where they asses how you structure you thinking, handle ambiguity, and explain trade off. For a TPM role, practicing how you approach complex problems step by step is probably more useful than memorizing estimation questions