Did really well on FB phone interview, but still anxious
Hi all, I had my first phone interview with FB today. I absolutely nailed the problems, coded up the optimal algorithms for both in under half an hour. I let the interviewer know that I was familiar with the solutions before hand, I was asked if I had received it before, and I truthfully said not in an interview and that we went over the subject in school, so we proceeded. Even though I did really well and my hard work is paying off, I feel anxious about the results. I have two questions: - How long does it take to hear back from the recruiter if I succeeded in the phone interview? It's only been a few hours, but when I did well in my Dropbox interview I received an email saying they want to move forward that same day. - Is it bad that I solved it too quickly? Or am I just psyching myself out? Any other thoughts?
Have you done interviews while at Amazon? I don't always get my feedback in the same day and I'm sure it's the same for other folks who are busy so I'd say give it a couple days. Sounds like you nailed it so just chill and keep preparing for the on-site
True, true. I guess I should've rephrased. I'm just wondering if it's common for an interviewee that knew how to approach the problems and was able to fly through it to receive a negative-neutral review? I mean, it sounds likely, because interviewers want to know how you think and solve problems which isn't accurately presented in such an instance. But on the other hand, isn't what I learned in school (with the ability to recall it) equally important when assessing a candidate?
Yeah just relax like others are saying. Worst case you don't move on, but there are plenty of other great places to work. Congrats on doing well though, good luck!
The bottleneck is usually on the interviewer's side. They have to write their feedback and submit it to a tool before the recruiter can get back to you. I try to do it as soon as I'm done with an interview, but sometimes this isn't possible and it slips my mind/attention for days. Advice for you, ping the recruiter if you don't hear anything in a day. They will remind the interviewer to submit their feedback and get back to you.
Okay, cool. Will do.
Smoke some pot, relax and don't sweat. If you don't hear back in a couple of days just ping the recruiter and ask for an update
ughhh...Cmon man...are you serious...just buckle the fuck up.. whatever happens will happen. don't be such wuss. just attend more interviews. you can crack Google and such if you cracked Facebook.
Sometimes it takes a week or two before they come out with updates. Which team was the role with?
No team in particular, just engineering roles. A week or two sounds uncommonly long. That can't be right for phone interviews, can it?
Really just depends on the interviewer. Interviewers need to provide detailed feedback so that a third person reading it can understand the reasoning - not just a yes/no decision. This is not the most exciting thing for an engineer to do so can get procrastinated. I'm really glad you said you had seen the questions before because not disclosing that could be cause to end the process.
I've had highly qualified engineers that I've worked with at Microsoft interview for Facebook and get turned down. The overwhelming indicator is that they discriminate by age. Be aware this is a culture that if you don't fit in you'll be quickly routed out and gone within a year. So don't be desperate to get in
Could you explain why you feel they discriminate based on age? Thanks!
Go do the research on Glassdoor as well as a lot of the blogs. I've had patent award winning engineers with decades of experience at Microsoft interview and were turned down with no explanation. have to understand these are people that innovated and created some of the early things that we've developed. It's not just my opinion, several folks that I've run into, that are in the middle of their careers have found if you eclipse 33 you're likely to get passed for a younger opportunity. Part of that is compensation Facebook does not want to pay for senior talent The other part, contrary to what they say, is they want to mold the way you think
It's a network effect. Lots of junior engineers on board so they become interviewers and they lack enough experience/vision to evaluate senior candidates. They ask twisted algorithm questions and if you don't answer quickly you are rejected.
I've heard this a few times, it's kind of upsetting to hear that FB hires in this fashion. In my case though, I will be stunned if I get rejected.
Dude. I go through this every time. Best advice, calm down. Focus on the next interview. Don't wait for them. If they don't call, f*** em.
That makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only one
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