Behavioral question
Why do you want to join Square?
- Square
- Behavioral
- Easy
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What this question tests
Motivation and company fit: a specific, researched reason for wanting to join Square tied to its real products and mission.
How to approach it
- Name a specific Square product, such as its seller ecosystem or Cash App, that you find compelling.
- Connect that product to a real problem you have seen small businesses or consumers face.
- Explain how your background positions you to contribute to that specific area.
- State what excites you about Square's mission of economic access, tied to something concrete.
What a strong answer includes
- Names a specific product line, like Square's point of sale for small merchants, rather than the company generically.
- Connects Square's mission of financial access to a real observed problem, such as a small business struggling with cash flow.
- Shows how personal experience or skills map directly to that product area.
Common mistakes
- Gives an answer that could apply to any fintech company without Square specifics.
- Focuses only on company size or prestige rather than the actual product mission.
Likely follow-up questions
- What would you build next for Square sellers if you joined tomorrow?
- What do you think Square does worse than a competitor like Toast or Stripe?
- How does your experience map to Square's seller versus consumer businesses?
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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