I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Initially, the interviewing process was very positive. The recruiter and HR business partner were quick to reply and nurturing, for lack of a better word. I felt really valued and that they were supportive as I went from recruiter screen to onsite. The onsite was a great experience - I wasn't sure if this was the next role I wanted in my career, but would have said yes to work with the team. Onsite was interviewing with 3 members of the direct team, and 2 reps from other teams (eng and product).
Ultimately, I left feeling like I wasn't the right person for 2 of the members, but that the other 3 interviews went well.
I sent a thank you email over the weekend and asked for a timeline update. No reply.
Over two weeks later, I saw the job description was taken down, but I still didn't get a rejection email.
Ultimately, the interviewing process was a negative experience. After committing to a long onsite that required a full day off of work, not to mention 3 phone calls/interviews, I expected to know where I stood - whether it was a flat-out rejection or standard "we're interviewing other candidates."
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you advocate for a commitment to a priority, when that priority is not high on someone else's list?
Pleasant and quick! The questions focused mainly on XFN coordination and I needed to be able to talk about my past projects in details, and what went wrong. Be prepared to talk a lot about your communication, how you'd tailor it to different groups, etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta in Aug 2025
Interview
30 min HR Screen phone call followed by a 45 hiring manager virtual zoom interview and then finally a full loop which consisted of 5 45 minute virtual zoom interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All interviewers asked “tell me about a time” questions and “why meta?”
You feel like a number because no one in the interview process remembers anything about you. 3 recruiters interacted with me and none of them stayed with the org, just passed me to the next person in a 3 week span.