Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Research Assistant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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The interview process consisted of two rounds. The first round was a call with a recruiter. The next round was an interview with the hiring manager about experience and overall fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to work on a team with differing opinions?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Cambridge, England) in Apr 2026
Interview
1st interview with the hiring manager walking hin trough my experience, knowledge and education. 30min.
2nd interview: loop:
- 1st: more behavioural: questions related to how I act in different situations, but also asking me about my previous experiences while working with colleagues.
- 2nd: a spreadsheet to explore and identify issues. Questions about working with data and data collection.
-3rd: Talking about the data collection and the audio lab environment.
This was my first experience interviewing for a big tech company, and even though I did not get the job, it was a very nice experience to have. The people at Meta are committed to making the process a nice experience, so I'm deeply grateful for that.
I applied through their contingent worker contract job Page. A external recruiter reached out to me. I had a initial phone interview with the recruiter and a follow up interview with my now supervisor.