I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Meta (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
There was a phone screen with the recruiter then a couple days later I had a video conference with a researcher at facebook.
The recruiter gave me a lot of great information about what to expect from the process, which was pretty accurate for the stage I got to. The recruiter read off a list of research methods and asked me to indicate my level of knowledge for each. The recruiter mentioned it was important I be honest about how confident I feel with each method. That statement made me start questioning my competency on some of the methods I'm not as strong in, when in reality I am an expert in all of them. I feel like the way the recruiter asked the question was meant for the candidate to second-guess their competency.
The video conference with the researcher was a little nerve-wracking and also messed with my head. I have several years of research experience, but the researcher asked me two hypothetical questions (which I wasn't expect to be asked until onsite interview stage) and while I was answering how I would solve a research scenario, the researcher kept a straight-face and probed with follow up questions that made me feel like I was answering incorrectly which of course made me feel less confident about my answers and I'm sure that came across in the interview.
I should mention this was my first interview in over two years and I was a little nervous, so this could be why I didn't do as well as I thought I would. I have interviewed at Google for a user researcher position and wasn't asked hypotheticals until I was onsite. I was allowed to work on the white board and had more time to answer them. I was surprised to get these types of research scenarios in a phone interview. That's the main reason why I think it was difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Think of your favorite app. How would you go about studying decreased engagement for that app? What would you tell PMs about why you chose that research method?
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Phone screen followed by virtual interview with hiring manager followed by full loop (several interviews on a single day). The recruiter was very helpful in targeting the right role. The hiring manager was quite rude and asked bad questions that could not really have helped assess qualifications for position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how you have used surveys in your research.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (London, England) in May 2025
Interview
Three rounds, HR call + First round 45mins + Superday (four 1v1 interviews), They provide useful materials to prepare the interview which basiclly cover everything they gonna ask during the interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (London, England) in Mar 2025
Interview
You have an initial interview, followed by a 4 hour 'full loop' interview. It's quite a difficult process and the interviews are mainly back-to-back. It's not really a 2 step process as the second step is 4 45 min interviews.