I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Jun 2022
Interview
The interviews themselves were ok, and pretty standard issue as far as what you find on the internet when searching for Facebook PM interviews - product sense & execution in round 1, the same + behavioral in round 2, with round 2 having more follow up questions than round 1.
The recruiter and post-interview experience, unfortunately, was abysmal. I've anecdotally seen people receive a decision within about a business week. I spent one month, following up with my recruiter multiple times with no response, only to be asked for additional work background information, with the promise of an interview "debrief". After providing requested info, recruiter disappeared for another week, only to come back with a generic rejection email. Follow up email requesting any detail around the circumstances of the decision was met with silence.
None of this would have felt so negative if I had received any one of the following:
- Any kind of generic response from my recruiter while I waited nervously for a full month, to assure me I was still under consideration
- No implication or promise of a "debrief", which could reasonably have been implied as being on track for an offer
- A response, even a "sorry, I can't provide more information", after getting the no
Main takeaway for me is - YMMV, big time, depending on the recruiter you get. Unfortunately, mine was either was too busy, didn't care, or has no clue how to manage candidate relationships.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the two most important attributes in a product manager?
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Jun 2022
Interview
Recruiter call from a recruiter than reached out to me, then a product sense and a product execution interview (45 minutes each), then an onsite. Onsite comprises of more of the same, plus some behavioral.
Not sure if everyone else had this experience, but my interviewers were absolutely terrible. I also received offers from other FAANG companies and other large tech companies and had wonderful processes with all of them. In Meta's case, mine came across as standoffish and like they thought too highly of themselves. I left my interviews stunned that that was who Meta thought to put in front of prospective candidates. Disgracefully bad
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your favorite product, and if Meta was to build a competitor, what would it look it?