I applied in-person. I interviewed at Meta (London, England) in Aug 2023
Interview
Meta’s interview process is a short hiring journey where candidates apply, speak with a recruiter, complete one or more interviews about skills and fit, and then receive a final hiring decision. It is designed to assess both job ability and whether the person suits the role.
It was a lot of stages and felt quite long. I feel like they can shorten the process or lessen the stages to not waste the candidate’s time. You’ll have to prepare and research for these too.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta (Singapore) in Nov 2025
Interview
Applied for Market Specialist role for Singapore covering the Vietnam market. Heard from recruiter a month after I applied where she set up a screen to chat. The role pays a lot lower than I expected (recruiter said 71500 SGD + 10% bonus) which was what I made as a grad at Salesforce years ago... When asked what I was after, they said the salary was non-negotiable but they were willing to sponsor my visa and that the equity was negotiable. I moved forward to the next round where the team member I interviewed with was rock solid with her personality. No smile, no interest in being there - I get it's Meta but she had a pretty bad attitude where I could sense that she wanted to catch me off guard with the 'market-related' questions. Didn't have fun throughout the process and they give you no feedback. Recruiter also doesn't really respect the timezone differences and also reschedule/was late more than once. Interview isn't as difficult if you do research into the market you're applying for and you have solid STAR answers. Overall the role is a glorified policy person that helps clean up the stuff online in their backend but they make it sound as though the role has scope to do a lot of things and have tons of impact - you won't.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Market specific:
- What are 3 sensitive/polarizing topics that you believe require to be censored online in your target market?
- If you were to directly influence product improvements, what is one change you would implement to help reduce the unsafe environments on Meta's platforms?
- What are some important upcoming events in your target market that may directly impact unsafe traffic online / cause more of it?
- What is an emerging trend that Meta should pay attention to in your target market?
Behavioural:
- Name a time you used data to directly influence a decision made in your team.
- Name a time you disagreed with a decision made by upper management and how you went about persuading them to see you point of view?
The first one was a HR screening over the phone, then a manager screening also over the phone and on site with multiple team members, including manager and head of department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach the marketing strategy for a new market?