I got the Google foobar challenge a year ago while on a flight to Seattle. I didn't finish it because I was still a noob at the time (it happened when I googled a few things about Angular 2). It was over my head for sure, I'm not sure why they asked me. Yet, maybe they see something I don't quite see in myself just yet based on my search history.<p>Anyone know how they decide who gets the challenge? If it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance or a person can get it more than once?
I did 'foobar' thing in april sometime. Had got that challenge when I was doing some google maps api thing. After finishing 3 rounds (5 or 6 problems) - it asks you to fill in [number, email, linkedin/github ] and reach out to google recruiter.<p>Wife was really excited to see the whole process as 'foobar' opened when she was at my desk. She couldn't believe all this can happen and was super keen to send contact to google and I was saying not-now (we are expecting our first born soon). Yet, to keep wife happy, I did send my contact details without linkedin/github details. May be google recruiters ignored my contact since without professional details -
it doesn't make any sense for a hire.<p>I checked my foobar link - it still opens though. May be after few months will try reaching..
I completed all problems in March, but haven't heard anything back. It was fun but much easier than the problems I remember from the high school Olympiad (or I have improved), except for the final one, which was more of a maths question - easy if you know the relevant theorems (I had to google it), virtually impossible otherwise.<p>I can send you an invite if you are interested.
You can probably get it more than once. I got it from googling java docs once. I never am signed in or anything and delete cookies and block 3rd party cookies, so they got me on their one chance that I was signed in and had tons of tabs open. I never did it because it was a waste of time.