Behavioral question
What excites you about working on this product at Google?
- Behavioral
- Easy
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What this question tests
Whether your interest in the specific product and team is genuine and researched, not a generic love for the company.
How to approach it
- Research the specific product or team you're interviewing for beforehand, not Google in general.
- Pick one or two concrete aspects of the product that genuinely interest you, like a specific technical challenge or user problem it addresses.
- Connect that interest to your own background or values, explaining why this specific problem resonates with you personally.
- Mention a recent, specific development or feature from the product to show real familiarity, not a generic impression.
- Tie the excitement to what you'd want to contribute, not just what you'd want to learn or receive.
- Keep the answer focused on the actual role and product, avoiding a generic Google is a great company answer.
What a strong answer includes
- Names a specific product detail or recent development, showing real research rather than generic enthusiasm.
- Connects the interest to something personal and specific in the candidate's own background or experience.
- States what the candidate would want to contribute, not just admire, showing forward intent.
- Avoids vague statements like Google is innovative that could apply to any company or team.
Common mistakes
- Giving a generic answer about Google's brand or mission that could apply to any team at the company.
- Showing no specific, researched knowledge of the actual product or team being interviewed for.
Likely follow-up questions
- What would you want to change about this product if you joined?
- What's a recent update to this product you found interesting, and why?
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Learn the skill behind it
Chapters of the AI PM course that teach what this question tests.
- Chapter 13: Lead the room: staff moves, forward-deployed PM, and the portfolio
- Chapter 14: Get the job: the AI PM interview loop