Answer common behavioral questions for new grad
Company: Google
Role: Software Engineer
Category: Behavioral & Leadership
Difficulty: hard
Interview Round: Technical Screen
You are in a 35-minute behavioral round for a new-grad software role. Prepare concise, structured answers (1–3 minutes each) to the following questions:
1. **Self-introduction**
2. **Why Google?** (or: why this company/team)
3. **Product thinking:** “If you want to build a product that is used by all users, what would you do?”
4. **Short-term / long-term goals**
5. **Handling heavy workload:** “You have a lot of workload, what would you do?”
6. **Weakness**
Assume the interviewer may ask light follow-ups (scope, impact, tradeoffs, what you learned).
Overview: This set of prompts evaluates communication, behavioral leadership, product thinking, prioritization, goal-setting, time-management, and self-awareness through common interview topics such as self-introduction, company/team fit, product strategy, short- and long-term goals, workload handling, and personal weaknesses.
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