GCAP Google
Application/interview preparationEXPERIENCE. THINKING. CONVERSATION.
When the question changes,
keep the conversation moving in your own words.
Prepare both to explain your experience and to tackle questions you have not seen before. With coaches who understand hiring and business, develop the ability to explain your decisions and collaboration, and practise a structured approach to unfamiliar problems.
UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATION
Being able to speak well about your experience or answering case questions is not enough to prepare you. GCAP connects the following four perspectives and designs preparations to convey your experience, expertise, and thought process tailored to the job you are applying for.
General Cognitive Ability
It deals with the ability to organize ambiguous questions and make proposals by connecting information, hypotheses, and evidence.
Using case-type questions, you will practice checking assumptions, decomposing problems, prioritizing them, and verifying them through dialogue.
It deals with not only the title but also the experience of working on one's own initiative and leveraging the strengths of those around you to achieve results.
We delve into the experiences of conflict, decision-making, and involvement, and convey the person's judgment and contribution through concrete actions.
It deals with learning from diverse perspectives and moving forward while working together even in uncertain situations.
Share what you learned from disagreements and mistakes, how you took the feedback, and how you changed your behavior.
Role-Related Knowledge
We will cover how you can apply the knowledge and experience necessary for the job you are applying for to solving actual problems.
You will hone your explanations that connect specialized knowledge to judgment and customer value using topics that are close to your job, such as advertising, sales, business, and the cloud.
INSIDE THE COACHING / THINKING LAB
Here we introduce:Creating case-based answers with GCA in mind and examples of preparation for in-depth additional questionsIt is. You can see how to tackle the problem of “I can think of a measure, but I can't explain why I chose it” through coaching.
Please read the question and answer summary first, then open the stages below in order. In the first half, you will formulate your main answer, and in the second half, you will receive additional questions and new information to deepen your explanation.
Align the premises and causes, and explain the order and reasons for your proposal.
Question your validation methods and update your judgment to new conditions.
You are supporting a retail company's advertising efforts. While site visitors increased, profits decreased. If you wanted to improve over the next three months without increasing your total advertising budget, what would you investigate and what recommendations would you make?
We will review the path to purchase and the targets of advertising, and try to improve the areas that have the greatest impact. Adjust how you use your budget while checking the effects.
Finish this answerSTEP 01 / 05
Things covered in coaching/confirmation of assumptions
This is the scene where the candidate confirms with the interviewer the conditions necessary for making a decision. When you open the item, you will see the confirmation questions and the interviewer's answers.
What is the current "profit" subtracted from? Do you include advertising costs, returns, and customer service costs in your evaluation?
Profit is calculated by subtracting cost, advertising costs, returns, and customer service costs from product sales. This profit has decreased compared to the same period last year.
Think before answering.
After the answer, the power to have a dialogue.
PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRACTICE
We will add expertise in interviewing and career development in English to the perspective of knowing Google's recruitment and cloud business. Assemble the necessary practices according to the job role and challenges you are applying for.
Some of the coaches who help you prepare for Google
Google/Interview preparation for international companies
Based on my experience as a hiring manager at Google, I will hone my way of thinking about what to convey and how to ask questions.
Google, AWS measures
Based on practical experience at AWS and Google Cloud, we will flesh out our contributions to customers and businesses.
english communication
You will be responsible for improving the messages you convey in interviews and the conversations you will have during the interview in English.
English interview/career development
Based on our experience in human resources and career development, we will hone your strengths and ways of thinking to convey in English interviews.
These are some of our coaches. We bring together a wider range of expertise to suit your target company, role and preparation needs.
WATCH & UNDERSTAND
We will introduce the perspective of recruitment and the practice of case format in each video. Learn how to convey your experience and how to think about problem solving, and make the preparations you need concrete.
YOUR PROGRAM / 8 SESSIONS
This is an example of the curriculum for the regular course, each 60 minutes. The assignments will be distributed according to the job application, interview language, and preparation status, and homework, mock interviews, and feedback will be used for the next practice.
Preliminary mock interview and detailed analysisCapture issues from actual responses and create a report. It is not included in the number of regular courses.
We will read the detailed analysis report and organize the preparation status from the perspectives of GCA, Leadership, Googleyness, and RRK. Specify your reasons for choosing Google and the position you are applying for, as well as your preferred experience and problem-solving challenges.
Determine the points of contact with the job you are applying for and the initial preparation tasks.
I will organize my experiences of motivating those around me and the experiences I have learned from diverse opinions and mistakes. Using the STAR method, we will materialize changes in the person's judgment, contribution, and behavior.
Connect multiple experiences to the power you can demonstrate at Google.
GCA problem solving connects assumptions, hypotheses, priorities, and verification. Based on the RRK of the job you applied for, such as advertising, sales, business, cloud, etc., we will explain the rationale through dialogue.
Explain the path to your conclusion and the conditions for updating your judgment.
We will put into practice by combining the experience of Leadership/Googleyness with the questions of GCA/RRK. You will be asked additional questions in the interview language, including English, and then try your revised answers on other questions.
Improve your ability to use prepared answers in response to questions.
Check your contribution to the job you are applying for, your reasons for applying, your experience, and the consistency of your questions for the interviewer. We narrow down the remaining tasks for the final rehearsal and decide on last-minute exercises.
Bring your prepared content to the conversation with confidence.
PROGRAM & FEE
Increase your experience and questions, correct the issues you see in practice, and try again. By increasing the number of sessions, you can prepare more and have more opportunities to see improvements.
The normal course is4, 6, 8, 10 timesFrom.Each session lasts 60 minutes, and you can choose according to your level of preparation and goals. We also offer last-minute training courses for those who are close to selection, and spot courses for those who want to narrow down their issues.
Select the number of times to see curriculum examples.
CURRICULUM EXAMPLE / 8 SESSIONS
We will deal with experience and case-type questions, and revise and re-practice responses to additional questions and condition changes from four perspectives.
Whether it's an experience question or a case question, you'll be able to provide job-specific rationale and update your thoughts and answers as you receive additional information.
From the analysis report, we will determine priorities for the job you are applying for from the perspective of General Cognitive Ability〈GCA〉, Leadership, Googleiness, and Role-Related Knowledge〈RRK〉.
Use the STAR method to organize your experiences of moving those around you and learning from different opinions and mistakes. We embody changes through individual judgment, collaborative actions, and learning.
We will explain assumptions, different hypotheses, priorities, and verification indicators on topics such as advertising, sales, business, and the cloud. RRK does not end with enumeration of knowledge, but is used as a basis for judgment.
We will practice through the experience of Leadership/Googleyness and the questions of GCA/RRK. Dig deeper and revise your responses to new information in interview languages, including English.
We will check your preparation for GCA, Leadership, Googleyness, and RRK throughout the interview. Prepare your reasons for applying and questions for the interviewer, and narrow down your priorities until the actual exam.
This is an example curriculum. your current preparation, target company and role, and time before selection determine how we tailor the content and allocation of sessions.
The course usually includes an analysis report.
For company-specific measures, we conduct mock interviews in advance after signing a contract and before the start of the session. Preliminary mock interviews are not included in the number of sessions.
For those who are close to selection
4 sessions × 105 minutes
448,900 JPY
For those who want to focus on specific issues and put them into practice
60 minutes per session; reports are not included.
CHOOSING YOUR COURSE
We will organize the necessary preparations, budget, and schedule together. Rather than deciding on a long course from the beginning, you can expand your support as you work on it.
You can start with a spot or 4-time course. If you wish to continue your support, you can upgrade your course by paying the difference.
If the selection results or circumstances change, you can cancel your contract midway. Detailed terms and conditions, including payment upon cancellation, will be provided to you before you apply.
It also supports measures for multiple companies and positions, such as Amazon and Google. We organize common preparations and measures for each application destination and customize the curriculum.
We will provide you with a free consultation regarding the detailed support content, target range, and application conditions for each course.
Payment is generally made in a lump sum. Courses of 8 or more sessions can be divided into up to 2 sessions.
QUESTIONS
We design a curriculum to suit the job you're applying for, your selection guide, and your current experience. Each person has a different emphasis on how they communicate their experience, how they think about problems, and how they collaborate with customers and teams. We will check the scope of preparation based on the recruitment requirements and selection status.
Yes. We will support you from the stage of confirming the connection with the job you are applying for and organizing what experience to convey in application documents and interviews. If you want to think about choosing a company or job, you can also consider PIVOT.
We will work with a coach who specializes in English communication, from organizing the content to hypothetical question-and-answer sessions and rehearsing. Determine your responsibilities and focus based on the job you are applying for and the language of the interview.
This is a separate session that takes place after signing the contract and before the start of the session. A detailed report will be created based on the responses, shared and explained in the first session, and then the students will move on to practice their individual assignments.
GCAP is not Google's official recruitment center. We will help you prepare to convey your experiences and thoughts based on publicly available information and the employment and work experience of coaches. We do not provide confidential company information or promise recruitment results.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Please tell us about the job you are aiming for and your preparation status. During a free consultation, we will clarify your current level of preparation and challenges, and guide you on the best way to proceed.
