I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
An R4R recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn, there were a couple of phone screens followed by a prep call and then 3, 1/2 hour peer interviews (virtual). The entire process took about a month.
The prep wasn't entirely relevant--no one asked any questions about sourcing process/methodology, metrics or KPI's, candidate engagement, or taking initiative (all of those appeared in the prep call/materials, but not one interviewer asked any questions related to those things). I was prepped to expect that each 1/2 hour interview would cover a specific area of focus... however, each interview was almost identical, felt redundant, and all three were focused on collaboration and "challenges".
There's a good deal of technical skill involved in sourcing that goes beyond interpersonal... critical thinking, analytical, the ability to research and organize information... my expectation of a company the size of Meta (not to mention their visibility in the global tech community) would be to vet those things in an interview, but each interviewer asked the same two (interpersonal) questions re collaboration and "challenges".
For all the process and prep, the interviews themselves seemed extremely "lightweight"--lacking in any kind of substance. No one in the process gave me any sense of what it would be like to work there, or why I would want to leave for my current role to work at Meta. Upon completion, when it was decided they weren't going to move me forward in the process... I received a boilerplate email with the statement that they "couldn't provide feedback for compliance reasons". That was most disappointing. As a passive candidate, taking time out of my work schedule to go through the process... they couldn't be bothered to pick up the phone and tell me that?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions centered largely around collaboration and "challenges"
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Mar 2020
Interview
A lot of interviews with multiple stages - from multiple phone screens to 3 video interviews.
Not so friendly interviewers but decent support from the internal recruiters on preparation
Quick with feedback
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask a mix of Example and Behavior-based questions
"Tell me about a time...."
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Chicago, IL)
Interview
A sourcer reached out to me. She was extremely professional and made the process very smooth. I let her know that I have other things in the mix, so she could things moving pretty quickly.
Interviews were set up for the next week and she made sure I was prepared for those interviews.
I received feedback 3-4 days after the interview saying they wanted to hire me. The whole process took about 2 1/2 -3 weeks. I was excited to work for Meta.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one bias that you encountered in recruiting that you had to overcome?