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Introduction
What to Expect
Both your initial and onsite interviews will include product sense and execution interviews. If you pass your initial interview and move on to the onsite interview round, you’ll have product sense and execution interviews as well as a leadership & drive interview (a behavioral-type interview).
Before you dive into the details of the prep work in this guide, here’s an overview of what to expect from your product sense and execution interviews to help you gain high-level perspective.
Both the product sense and execution interviews are case studies / hypothetical questions and typically cover products that may be associated with Facebook (i.e. Birthdays, People You May Know, Ads, Marketplace, Video, Sports, Events, etc.), so it’s important to get more familiar with the many features of Facebook. The hypothetical questions may also cover other products you use that aren’t related to Facebook Products, or questions that prompt you to create something new.
What we're looking for
Taking ownership: How could you have prevented a failure in your past instead of blaming external factors? How do you resolve conflicts instead of avoiding or ignoring them? How have you taken on and solved a challenging situation, whether or not you were told it was your problem to solve?
Being introspective: Are you aware of your weaknesses? Are you willing to learn and grow?
Supporting people: Do you appreciate that people have different needs and motivations? Are you able to adjust leadership style to specific situations, collaborating, reconciling differences?
Grit and scrappiness: Can you stick with something? Can you get something done with insufficient resources because you care?
Final Tips
Avoid jumping into answering a question / problem right away. Take the time to frame the problem well and ask questions, if need be, to create the framework.
Be concise and straightforward in answering. You only have 45 minutes to get through a lot of material.
Be able to pivot quickly and don’t hesitate to prove your point because the interviewers may want to push back to see how you handle that.
It’s OK to make assumptions—call those out in your thinking to help you move forward in your interview.
