I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Meta (London, England) in Oct 2020
Interview
I interviewed for RPM
First stage - basic behavioural, favourite Fb product, how would you improve
Second stage - product sense, execution
Third stage - product sense, execution, leadership and drive
The interview process itself is very transparent, and Facebook does provide a lot of resources to help you and recruiters are on hand to answer questions along the way. There is also a lot of information online to help you prepare and if you invest the time and do a lot of mocks with other people (this was my downfall) you have the potential to do well. I don't think the interviews themselves are that hard, the hard part is the preparation time and covering all bases
The process to be prepare is extremely time consuming. As to be well prepared you will need to understand all of Facebook’s products, general strategy, trends (to tie in to product sense Qs) and have thought of and practice improvements/metrics for all of them. This process takes a long time
I applied without referral, was invited to book first round a couple of days later. After first round, I had to follow up but was invited to second round. After second round I was informed I was successful after 3 days
My negative experience stems primarily from the final round. I messed up the execution so was not surprised by the rejection, but it took FOUR WEEKS to receive this outcome - after following up twice. I’m not sure if I even would’ve heard back if I didn’t follow up. The worst is that it’s ‘company policy’ to not provide feedback. So even after all those hours of preparation and time I had dedicated to preparing they provided a generic rejection email and not a single piece of advice/feedback on what I did well or where I could improve. Very very poor way to treat candidates who have invested a lot of time and effort into preparing
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
A multi-stage interview process that typically includes screening, technical and/or case assessments, and conversations with different stakeholders to evaluate both your skills and how well you’d work with the team and the role.