I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Sep 2012
Interview
I was surprised and give high marks for a very well-run PM recruiting process at Facebook. I had a friend there get my resume to the PM recruiter, who called within a few days. The recruiter was extremely knowledgeable and conducted a rather in-depth screening interview himself that lasted 20-30 minutes. At the end of the interview he was very forward that I passed his smoke test and needed to get in for some on-site interviews. He was very communicative over the course of the next few days (first call was on Tuesday) and set up 2 interviews by the end of that week. He called the day before the interviews to prep me.
The first two on-site interviews with PMs were much more congenial and collaborative than other BigCo PM interviews I've had. I was impressed. The personality they're looking for shines through and it's obvious that they give a good amount of autonomy and power to their PMs. The internal recruiter took 10-15 minutes to give me a tour, chat about anything, and was very informative and warm.
The PM recruiting team communicated often to let me know where they were in the process, and I had a go-ahead for 2nd round interviews within a week. Again I was prepped a day before interviews. I had 4 interviews scheduled for my 2nd round, each about 45 minutes long. Questions ranged from product/feature design to mapping the flow of interactions between people and discussing needs/motivation to general industry knowledge and strategy. None of the interviewers were hostile or cold.
Although I was not given an offer, I was again surprised and quite happy that the recruiter reached out to offer feedback. He shared details of what I did well and what I could improve on by phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me an area you feel you're an expert in or have a lot of experience in that has a people interaction component. Map out (using a whiteboard) and discuss the relationships and flow of interaction between people in that area.
It was really straightforward based off of what others have been saying. There was the standard recruiter interview, product design, and analytics rounds. I didnt make it past the product design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a meta product for the World Cup
The process began with an initial recruiter phone screen focused on my background, product experience, and interest in Meta. This was followed by a series of virtual interviews covering product sense, analytical thinking, execution, and behavioral questions. Interviewers asked me to work through product design scenarios, discuss how I would prioritize competing opportunities, define success metrics, and describe examples of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
The final round consisted of multiple back-to-back interviews with product managers and cross-functional partners. Overall, the process was structured, professional, and challenging. The interviewers were engaged and provided clear expectations for each interview.
Interview process was fairly straightforward. Recruiters are super helpful in getting you prepared for whats to come. Interviews got scheduled fairly fast, so having the momentum is great. Each interview only lasted about 30 minutes. from start to finish it took about 1 month
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Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 432 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 Product Manager according to 432 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 35%
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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