I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Jan 2012
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter, and scheduled an interview. I wasn't sure about it but it seemed foolish not even to talk to Facebook. Invited to the new Menlo Park campus for two in-person interview with two different PMs.
One interview focused on improvements and product ideas for Facebook. The interviewers were both very pleasant to talk to, and pushed every idea I'd come up with further, asking questions like "What are the potential drawbacks of that?" or "How would you integrate that with X other feature on Facebook?"
The other focused on logic and estimation problems, seeing if I could come up with a reasonable method for estimating impossible-to-nail values. This was pretty fun, actually, and I think went pretty well.
In the end, I received an email rejection after following up a few days later with a vague statement about how I could have had better vision -- reading between the lines, I hadn't done my homework in advance on the current cutting-edge developments at Facebook.
Still a very positive experience, and the two PMs I talked to were genuine, friendly, and enthusiastic about the process and any questions I had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you change about Facebook if you started tomorrow?
It was really straightforward based off of what others have been saying. There was the standard recruiter interview, product design, and analytics rounds. I didnt make it past the product design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a meta product for the World Cup
The process began with an initial recruiter phone screen focused on my background, product experience, and interest in Meta. This was followed by a series of virtual interviews covering product sense, analytical thinking, execution, and behavioral questions. Interviewers asked me to work through product design scenarios, discuss how I would prioritize competing opportunities, define success metrics, and describe examples of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
The final round consisted of multiple back-to-back interviews with product managers and cross-functional partners. Overall, the process was structured, professional, and challenging. The interviewers were engaged and provided clear expectations for each interview.
Interview process was fairly straightforward. Recruiters are super helpful in getting you prepared for whats to come. Interviews got scheduled fairly fast, so having the momentum is great. Each interview only lasted about 30 minutes. from start to finish it took about 1 month
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