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Answer common behavioral questions for new grad

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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.

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).