Google Behavioral Prompts: Googleyness & Leadership

Think Googleyness & Leadership

The questions are typically behavioral or hypothetical. The following come from crowd-sourced question banks. Don’t spend too much time worrying about these questions. Google is more concerned about your answers to case questions.

• What are the most important characteristics of a great PM?

• Tell me about a time you went above and beyond.

• Explain a time when you had a conflict with a co-worker. How did you resolve it?

• Tell me about a time when you had an idea you proposed was not agreed on.

• How would you define Success?

• Tell me about a difficult teammate

• Tell me about a time when you had to get many stakeholders on the same page.

• Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone who had a very different perspective or background. What were some challenges that arose? How did you handle them?

• Tell me about a time when you had to challenge a teammate’s unpopular opinion.

• Please share with me your three most significant achievements.

• Give me an example where you negotiated for resources that were not in your control.