I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Dec 2015
Interview
The interview process seemed to resemble a marathon race more than an interview for a job at a tech company - 3 months of interviewing which were comprised of:
1. Phone interview with a recruiter from the Ireland office
2. In-office interview with hiring manager (30 min)
3. In-office interview with another manager in the office, not related to the job (30 min)
4. In-office presentation (10 min) about a case based on a potential client - goal is to pitch how and why Facebook marketing is relevant for that client. The cases were a digital bank trying to target a specific market segment and also switch clients to online banking. The other case was an e-commerce merchant thinking of penetrating a new territory.
5. Step 4 followed on the same day by an interview with the hiring manager's manager (30 minutes)
6. Penultimate round of interviews with local office's manager
I didn't make it past step 6 - after that there's a final interview with an MD of the greater area. Only one candidate passes to that round.
I had to chase the recruiter throughout the process to know if I made it to the next rounds - twice, it was when I called her that I learned I passed and she then referred me to schedule the next interview. VERY unprofessional, completely NOT what I would expect from a company with such reputation and stature. The process seemed tedious for no good reason, too many short, shallow interviews - it's as if there's no power of hiring for the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
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Here's a full breakdown of the questions I was asked at each interview/round:
First Interview (after phone screening)
- What products/services are better advertised on FB?
- If you had a 10 client portfolio, of the same industry, and the information of all the advertising campaigns they ran on FB in the past 3 years, how would you conduct a SWOT analysis?
Second Interview
- What's the advantage to advertising with FB?
- If there's a new startup you've heard of would you take them as a new client? why?
- What companies currently advertise on FB in this country?
- How do you understand the role? Do you feel comfortable speaking in front of an audience?
- You're hired, you get your portfolio of clients, how do you approach it? what do you do first? how do you divide your time between the various clients?
- What are the weaknesses of FB as perceived by its potential clients?
- Are you more of an Excel/Powerpoint kind of girl?
- What C-level exec would you aspire to be?
Third Round
What is an attribution model?
Does google have any advantage on Facebook in attribution?
Tell me about a time where you used your consultative and sales skills.
Tell me about a situation where you had to work with someone you were in good terms or didn't get a long with
Let's say you're going for a quarterly review meeting with a client - what do you want to cover in that meeting? If you had a presentation with a table of contents - what would that say?
Fourth Round
Why this position?
What do you like about the local tech scene?
What don't you like?
What should your last employer change or do differently?
Are you more technical or analytical?
Do you have a background of presenting in front of people?
4-5 interviewers to complete the "full loop". Mostly behavioral questions - need to respond with the STAR format
Situation: Set the scene by describing the context or background where the event took place. This helps the interviewer understand the setting and why it mattered.
Task: Explain the specific responsibility, goal, or challenge involved in that situation. This is often brief—just enough to clarify your role.
Action: Detail the steps you personally took to tackle the task or resolve the situation. Emphasize your unique contribution, using "I" instead of "we".
Result: Share the outcome, highlighting quantifiable results when possible and noting what you learned or achieved. Positive results and key takeaways make your story memorable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you manage ambiguity in our objectives? What would you prioritize?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
HR would be the first round the select the suitable candidate and hiring manager would meet you for a detailed talk. They work quite efficient and you can monitor all the process at the career center
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Question 1
The experience, describe the takeaways and achievement you have done before
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process was very thorough (I went through at least 6 interviews total). Most are pre scripted questions while interviewers take rigorous notes to make sure you are a fit for the role and for Meta's culture. Started with hiring manager conversation, loop with 4 people who all work within the organization - Client Solution Managers, other Client Partners, and Industry Managers. This was then followed by a pitch presentation to a panel on the team you would be likely to join. They leave room for ambiguity during the pitch process to see how you think and operate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle a situation where a client CMO disagrees with your strategic recommendation?
