The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (Singapura) in Jul 2011
Interview
Received a request on LinkedIn from a Facebook International Recruiter (based in Palo Alto). Was informed that Facebook is seeking an Account Manager for Online Sales Operations in Singapore. Wanting to understand further (and passion for social media), I consented to a phone interview. The first phone interview was from an International Recruiter and the call was mainly to highlight the responsibilities of the job. Questions asked were mainly open-ended questions about myself and thoughts on the company.
My second phone interview came a week after. The interviewer was a Sales Associate and her questions duly appraised my areas of expertise and suitability for the position. Questions this time around involved hypothetical scenarios ("What will do to convince your client to invest in FB Ads", "How would you prioritize 50 clients?").
Was informed a week after with regards to my 3rd phone interview, this time from an Account Manager based in Texas. Her questions were mainly related to the position and consist of hypothetical and behavioral questions ("What are your strengths/weaknesses", "How can you improve FB ads", "Say you are the account manager for XXX, how do you sell FB ads to them"?.
Received an email a couple of days later for an on-site interview with my potential colleagues. The office has quite a bit of communal space and the setup encourages interactions among colleagues - as expected from coming from FB. The session was split into three 1-on-1 interviews and aside from personal queries, some key questions asked were, "Who are our competitors?", "How can we improve FB ads?", "Advantages of FB ads compared to our competitors".
Although I did not receive the offer, overall it was a positive and enriching experience. Would recommend FB to anyone who wishes to pursue a career in the field of social media.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Palo Alto, CA) in Jul 2011
Interview
Its a thrilling email when you get an email from fb.com saying they're interested in you. The overall experience was good. I got my decision in 4 days of my on site interview.
The interview style is definitely very different. They expect you to be an independent thinker, know the product and industry at expert level, and show energy.
The most common question is simply, why do you want to work at Facebook. I don't think they want to hear you want to get rich.
Expect to whiteboard, present case studies and show world class qualifications. The recruiter actually tells you this, so take it seriously.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
what is Facebooks value proposition to advertisers?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Austin, TX) in Jun 2011
Interview
A friend of a friend referred me for the position and a recruiter reached out to me to schedule an interview about a week later. I had a relatively easy 30 minute call with the recruiter, which she was 10 minutes late for, where I described my background, and learned a little more about the position. I was told I would have to speak with an employee in the position I was interviewing for, and then the next step would be to fly me down to Austin for an in-person interview (I'm currently in NY).
A couple days later, I spoke with an Account Manager who asked relatively straightforward questions about my experience, and why I was interested in Facebook. Overall, I think it was a good conversation and I was able to develop a rapport. Things started to get a little weird after this point. After the call I asked the recruiter for the Account Manager's email so I could send a Thank You, to which I received a cold response that they couldn't disclose this information. I was then told I would have to have another phone interview with another Account Manager, and that this was "standard procedure" despite her saying different previously.
My call with the second Account Manager went find. She was a little more cold and standoffish than the first one, but it may have just been the phone interview. The call seemed to go fine, more softball questions about my experience, what I thought of the Facebook advertising product, etc, etc. I didn't get as good a vibe this time, and followed up with the recruiter at the end of the week for next steps. I got an email Monday that they would not be going forward with me as a candidate with little insight as to why.
My overall impression is that the HR department at Facebook is very young and inexperienced. Being late to my call gave me a bad first impression, and their rejection email referenced the incorrect names of the people I had interviewed with from their Account team. She also referenced a different position than the one I had applied to, and to which they were recruiting when I spoke with her - I applied for a job on their Agency team, and she said the position was on their Vertical team when we spoke, though when I spoke with the Account Managers they reverted back to treating it as a position with their Agency team. I'm sure part of it has to do with the fast pace which the company is growing, but I think they could do a lot more to treat their candidates respectfully.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What do you see as the three main advantages of Facebook for brands?