I was contacted by a recruiter the day after I submitted my resume online. I was as accommodating as possible, finding a quick break between meetings to speak with her about the position. Overall, that conversation went well but I was winding down from a high pressure meeting so I was definitely a bit loquacious. We scheduled a phone interview to follow two days later.
During that time, I talked a bit with my mother about how relocation would affect my ability to help with a recent loss in my immediate family. I emailed the recruiter and scheduler, alerting them I didn't think I'd be able to relocate for some time, and I understood if they wanted to cancel the interview, but I'd hold the time on my calendar until hearing from them.
I received a reply after the interview time, only after mentioning "Glassdoor". So I instead spent the interview time writing this review.
Challenging work is great, being part of innovation is amazing, but as a successful professional with experience in both, I can't emphasize enough how important it is you find somewhere to work that treats people the way you'd hope to be treated in opposite shoes. This is the same way they'll treat you as innovation changes things... who knows...in a more connected/augmented reality based world what relevance a profile would even have?
If I could look back I would apply this same principle to how I made friends, love interests, and how I have chosen jobs. There will always be more money to be made. There will always be smart people to work with. There will always be exciting/innovating things to be part of. But this isn't like surfing waves where you just catch another one...being part of something will change who you are/how you act/who you become.
In short, don't sell your soul to hang out with this year (or decades) cool kids.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Should I hold the time on my calendar for this meeting or would you like to cancel?
A typical Meta software engineer interview process: starts with a recruiter conversation, followed by two coding assessments, a system design session, managerial meeting, behavioral evaluation, and two LeetCode-medium coding interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Design system for offline conversion tracking
Q: Multidimensional binary search
Q: d-ary heap implementation
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Call with HR ( they will ask you to talk about yourself and give you a job description) First round of coding interview ( easy question, last 30 mins) Second round coding interview (in person)
good interview process, online assessment and later phone interview
-very nice and focuse people, very professional and make their best not to put you nervous.
-try to go there with low expectations and hope for the best