I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Austin, TX) in Nov 2013
Interview
Referred to by current FB employee and the process was very quick and took about 3 weeks total. I had 5 phone interviews and then a half day of in person interviews with team members at their Texas location. Recruiter was great at prepping you for the interview.
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How would you describe a branding strategy on FB? (very general so not sure where they were leading)
What stage does Facebook fall in the advertising process? Ex. Awareness, research, purchase, etc
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Meta (Londres, Inglaterra) in Jan 2009
Interview
Initially, I was dealt with by a fantastic recruiter in Palo Alto, who walked me through the process, and asked me probing questions to ensure I was applying to Facebook for the right reasons. I then went through an arduous process of multiple interviews over 6 months, which meant by the end of the process, I hadn't actually learnt a huge amount about the company, but they'd learnt a lot about me. After 6 months, they deferred my application, and put me on hold. Eventually, I got the job.
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Nothing technical was asked as I was a graduate at the time.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Singapura) in Jun 2011
Interview
The process was fairly standard and straight forward. I applied online and got a call from the recruiter based in California. She was very nice and extremely helpful and responsive. She prepped me up well for the upcoming interviews. I was then scheduled for 3 more phone interviews.
The first two went very well and the recruiter called me again to check in and give some good and immediate feedback on my interviews so far. The last call was with a girl from Texas. From the onset, it appeared that she had a closed mind and only wanted to hear answers which she thought were appropriate. I don't think she had any working experience in Asia to be expecting to hear what I said. Throughout the interview, she was generally not interested to hear anything apart from her 22-yards and she was extremely cold. This was the exact opposite of what I had experienced so far. Needless to say, by the time the call got over I had a feverish feeling that I won't be getting the job and that is exactly what happened.
I hope FB takes in to account that while having a diverse set of peers interview you, they should appoint individuals with an open mind, rather than standoffish.
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Question 1
If I gave you 50 accounts today, what is your plan of action for those accounts?