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I recently took the Google Hiring Assessment (GHA) and passed.
Before attempting it, I looked around Reddit for experiences/tips but found only a few useful posts, so I thought I’d share what seemed to work for me for anyone who still has their assessment coming up.
The assessment had 3 types of questions:
1. “Most Like Me / Least Like Me” statements
You’re given 3 statements and have to select one that is Most Like You and one that is Least Like You.
I found this to be the trickiest part because sometimes all three statements sound positive and you might feel like all of them are “Most Like You.”
My advice: don’t overthink it. Go with your first instinct and, most importantly, STAY CONSISTENT. You’ll come across similar statements later in the assessment, sometimes worded differently.
2. Agree / Disagree statements
These are more straightforward. Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, etc.
What seemed to work for me: if I clearly agreed or disagreed with something, I generally went with Strongly Agree or Strongly Disagree rather than softening the answer unnecessarily.
Again, consistency matters. Similar ideas/statements can show up more than once.
3. Situational questions
You’re given workplace situations and have to select your Most Likely and Least Likely approach.
Read these carefully. Try to understand what the situation is actually testing - collaboration, ownership, communication, prioritization, dealing with ambiguity, etc. - and keep your approach consistent across different scenarios.
For preparation:
I did a couple of very short mock sessions with Claude first (around 3 questions each), followed by a couple with Gemini.
I wouldn’t over-practice. A few mock sessions should be enough once you understand the format and get comfortable thinking through the trade-offs.
These are just my observations from my own attempt, not an official formula for passing the GHA. The biggest things that seemed to help me were not overthinking individual questions and being consistent in how I approached similar situations.
To everyone who still has their assessment coming up - hope this helps, and best of luck!
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Got my GHA result today and unfortunately, I failed.
Figured I’d share my experience because before taking it, I couldn't find a lot of information about what the actual assessment is like.
Last Friday, I received an email from Google saying I had 4 days to complete the assessment. I ended up taking it on Saturday.
Before taking it, I read this Medium article:
Honestly, after reading it, I felt like I had a decent idea of what to expect, so I decided to just take the test without doing any real preparation.
Big mistake, at least in hindsight.
The assessment is basically a work-style / behavioral assessment. There aren't coding questions or anything technical.
One part gives you 3 statements/options and you have to choose which one is "Most like me" and which one is "Least like me."
The thing I completely underestimated was that your answers seem to be connected.
You get similar/somewhat related questions later, so you need to remember what you selected earlier. I was treating every question independently and just choosing whatever felt right at that particular moment.
Looking back, I think that's where I messed up.
There was also another section where you rate statements from:
Strongly Disagree → Disagree → Neutral → Agree → Strongly Agree
Again, it's all about your working style — how you approach situations, teamwork, decision-making, etc.
Also, the article says it's a 30-minute assessment, but in my experience there wasn't a countdown/tight time constraint that I had to worry about. So don't feel like you have to rush through it.
If I could do it again, I'd definitely spend some time understanding how these assessments work and, more importantly, I'd pay much more attention to keeping my answers consistent throughout the test.
I obviously don't know the exact reason Google rejected me, so take this as my personal experience, not as a definitive explanation of how GHA scoring works.
For anyone who has the assessment coming up: don't make the same mistake I did and assume it's just a quick personality test that you can finish without thinking about it.
Read the Medium article above — it was actually very helpful in understanding what to expect.
And if anyone else has taken the GHA recently and has some insight into how these assessments are evaluated, I'd be interested to hear your experience.
Good luck to everyone taking it!