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- Background Check: contact current employer (MS, FB) I am at Microsoft now and Facebook is doing a background check on me (via HireRight). Is it safe to allow them to contact "my current employer" for employment verification? I am only worried if they contact and Microsoft HR finds out that I am planning to go to FB and they will walk me out immediate
- FB background check Indian bachelor Just got offer and then an email from Hireright to fill out the form. Does anyone know if they cross check what I put in the form with the resume and my LinkedIn profile? I have a bachelor degree from India, but under a different name and ID. How long will it take them to verify that? I dont think
- Facebook background check for contractor role? I am waiting for a possible offer from FB and suddenly got nervous with background check. I worked for a company for 5 years, but first 2 years as contractor, and last 3 years as FTE. But on my resume, I just put in one entry which is: Company A: 2012-2017 Obviously, when they do background check,
- Facebook PM without tech background I’m interested in Facebook’s Rotational Product Manager (RPM) program but I don’t have a technical background. I’d like to hear from people who participated in it or are familiar with the program about their thoughts/any advice. How does FB help people from very different backgrounds learn to become
- who confirms the background check at FB? who checks background report at FB and what do they compare it to? Issue that I Ieft my last job while interviewing?
- FB offer signed, background check has one issue.. I signed off on all the paperwork and have a start date. The issue is the school I attended is now closed and they couldn’t verify I went. I submitted my diploma and haven’t gotten the all green to put in my notice. Any FB recruiter’s able to tell me what I should do? I can’t put in notice until I k
- Does Facebook contact current employer for background check? I'm interviewing with Facebook. The recruiter said that the feedback is positive and they'll move to the offer stage. I'm wondering whether they contact my current/previous employer as part of the background check. I want to make sure that I tell Lyft myself before Facebook reaches out to them.
- Background Verification at Google and FB Does Google and FB validate the exact timelines of your role in the current company once you accept the offer ?
- HireRight FB Background Check - Last 3 employers only? Currently filling out the HireRight background check for FB. In the e-mail, it says to fill out employment history "including up to 3 entries." However, in the HireRight form itself I have the option to add more than 3 entries. Should I keep adding entries for older jobs (more than just past 3 jobs)
- Does fb pull salary in the background check? Just curious.
- what background check happen at Facebook besides hireright? ??
- how long did it take for your fb background check Anybody recently successfully onboarded FB? How long did it take for your background check to clear? I just filled out forms on HireRight.
- Does Facebook provide level/salary information on background checks? If running q background check against a Facebook employee, will Facebook disclose the level of the employee (E5, E6, etc) and/or the salary information?
- Engineering Manager at Facebook with non-traditional background, ask me anything I had a PhD in physics and did work in hardware industry at a no name company for a few years before deciding to switch to software in 2017. I had some people management experience at the hardware company. I broke into the industry in 2018, worked as an IC and eng manager at smaller companies, and
- How long did your recent FB background check take Title... feeling unsettled waiting for everything to be finalized.
- FB ML interview but no ML background I will have 2 coding, 1 behavior, 1 system design and 1 ML design interview. I have little background in ML. However I am a solid engineer in algorithm and system design. How well do I need to perform in the ML round?
- Ramp up on Facebook tech stack coming from Java background How difficult is transition from Amazon to Facebook as Senior SDE due to change in technology? Amazon uses Java, AWS and a ton of internal tools. Is Facebook all C++ shop at backend? C++ 11 ? Any advise to cope with the transition?
- FB E5 - can I switch from an infra background to another tech successfully? Joining FB Seattle soon as an E5, I come froma distributed systems background (aws - 3.5 years). Would it make sense to go to an infra team in FB or can I switch to any other tech (during boot camp) and have the same chances of success? My long term plan is to get promoted to E6 but not sure if swi
- For Meta (FB) new hires, did the prehire checklist have a checkmark for background check? Pretty much the post. did it have a checkmark after it was completed? Mine was sent from hireright but still shows pending Thanks tc 325k 1.5 yoe
- Will Facebook audit your profile as part of the background check? I imagine the data facebook already has of you can be very relevant during the screening process... but do they utilize this or would it even be legal to do so?
- At FB and Google, do interviewers know your background/resume before the interview? Or interviewers are coming in without knowing your background? Asking for a product manager interview specifically.
- Preparing for companies like Facebook, Amazon, Linkedin after working in a non dev background I am looking for some advice from the people who have been through FAANG's, Linkedin, Microsoft's interview process or currently working at them. So whenever you get a chance please have a look and reply. So far I have close to 4 yrs of experience as an automation engineer and I am preparing for a
- Could google or facebook theoretically background check you using their existing data of you? Always wondered if google would look up my cringey 12 year old youtube comments when considering me for a role.
- Meta Background Check Taking 1 Month+. Not sure what to do. So I start at Meta May31st as an L5 PM. I submitted my info to HireRight on the last day of March, they finished my background check in 5 days with all green check marks. It has now been almost one full month since they finished and my background check hasn't been given a green checkmark on the Met
- Need Referral for Data Science Manager / Data Science Director Hi, I am a Director of Data Science with 12 years experience residing in SFBay. I am leading a team of 10 currently. I am currently working in a 200 people private Fintech company. I have a background as an IC and have 150 LC and solid DS/Engineering background as an IC and as a technical leader.
- Google just got easier: no more team matching Google hiring policy change. Will no longer do team matching, it'll become team-based hiring instead. - Before: 4 algo rounds general hire -> Hiring committee - Now: 2 algo round + 1 domain knowledge + hiring manager round (all team-specific) The rationale is current system outputs a lot of fal
- vote 1M new job vs. 900k FB remote FB job: stable, fun, remote, 900k. I plan to move to lcol or to the beach . New job: Fintech, crypto, bay area in-office, 1M ( maximum offer, cash + stock ) not paper money or shit coins. I can't disclose the new company name, too easy to identify myself. Money wise, the difference is negligible
- vote Google or Facebook or stay at Amazon? I have an offer from Google (L5), FB (E5) and I am currently L5 at Amazon. I am on track to get promoted to L6 at Amazon (maybe Q1 2021). Which one should I pick? Current TC at Amazon: 240k (stock inflation has brought it close to 475k) for next year. FB Offer 400k Google offer 380k Still negotia
- How do I check if a candidate is lying? I recently transitioned from an L7 IC role to L7 EM role and am looking to hire new ICs and EMs to my team, but am not sure how I can validate the authenticity of their claims. I had a EM with 6 YoE claim to have 14 reports. Another candidate, an IC claim to be Google L6 equivalent at FB with just
- Background check still pending after 4 weeks Hirright has been working on my fb background check for 4 weeks. I have reached out to them to follow up a couple times. Only generic answer "you will hear from us as soon as the background check is over". I have 1 month until start date. What should I do? Wait, keep bugging hireright or contact f
- Meta cutting down multiple products and features Received this email from Meta today: "Because you’ve previously used Nearby Friends, Weather alerts, Location History or Background Location, we’re letting you know that these products and features will no longer be available after May 31, 2022." Further read: https://www.facebook.com/location_his
- Domain knowledge for asic verification? How important is domain knowledge for #asic #verification roles? I want to get into AI chip verification roles, but no background in AI. Had a call with FB recruiter who said they were looking for dv engineers with AI/ML background. My background is processor/ethernet. Where should I start? What sh
- Referrals in Toronto: Non eng roles Hi guys CPG background, 9 YOE. Come from engineering background (not software) Looking to enter the tech industry and looking for referrals. Companies: Google, FB, Doordash, Amazon, Salesforce, Spotify etc Roles: Strategy & Ops, Biz Dev, Partnerships, Sales management Currently going through fi
- Background check @ META I lied to Meta recruiter that I am L5 @ Google to get interview opportunity at E5/E6 level? I've mentioned IC in my resume. Will I be get caught in background check at META? #google #meta #facebook #london #tech #engineering #software #swe TC: 70 Lacs YOE:9
- FB DE teams Can someone from FB shed light on DE teams ? I’m contemplating on which team to pick ? Someone from fb responded(see below note) this on a different post but it doesn’t answer my question. I’m not coming from a coding background. Which DE team is not coding heavy and still has good WLB ? Note: If
- Facebook to google People who went from fb to google, how do you like it? Background: product manager evaluating leaving fb for google Tc: $360k
- Referral Hey Blinders, looking for a referral for Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Nvidia Product quality background YoE~5 #google #apple #amazon #facebook #nvidia
- Received offer while unemployed: red flag? Received offer from FB. I’m unemployed but I’m not sure my interviewers/recruiters know, and I didn’t actively disclose it. Will this be a red flag on background check?
- vote Background check asking for employment proof Someone I know is a contractor at Meta/FB right now and accepted an offer at another company. During the background check, they put Meta/FB as employment history instead of the contracting company and now the background check company is asking for proof. Is he screwed? Meta/FB tells contractors not
- vote Stripe vs Facebook as New Grad Background: I need Greed card as soon as possible Stripe TC: ~280k first year Facebook TC: ~230k first year Which one should I join as New Grad? #tech #stripe #facebook #meta
- Time flexibility at FB We all have heard and experienced stories of WLB at FB. I want to know how flexible is FB in terms of work timings? Background: I come from a background of working at Indian startups where I would usually start work at 2 PM (occasionally at 5 PM). I love this flexibility which is partly responsible
- Rate My Offer: FB E7 Base + Bonus: 250 + 50k RSU: $1.2M/4 yr (starts immediately on joining) + 0.5M/4 yr (starts vesting after 1 yr) Location: Bay Area Role: Senior Software Engineering Manager (my background is in SWE) YOE: 15 #offer #Facebook #tech
- Looking for Facebook referral Hey everyone I’m looking for a referral for a job at Facebook. It fits my background like a glove. YOE: 5 TC: Unemployed #referral #facebook
- Facebook logo keeps changing in Linkedin A blue 'f' to a multicolored 'FB' to a black 'FB' on white background now. Don't see this happening for other companies. Why?
- Looking for a Facebook referral Stumbled upon a Facebook role that I'm really interested in and I was wondering if someone could refer me please - solid background and education. Thanks! #facebook
- Current level check in background verification ? Does your current level at the company is revealed in background check. What if you are at IC4 and you told recruiters that you are at IC5 … will it get revealed in background check? #tech #amazon #google #facebook #recruiterbox
- Has anyone had Facebook verify a competing offer? Has Facebook ever verified a competing offer either during negotiation or later during the background check?
- vote Best leetcode language I had some background in C#, but I am very versatile. Which language should I leetcode in if I want to get into FAANG?#tech #faang #leetcode #google #facebook #amazon #nvidia #apple
- System Design Prep I have little background and two moths till my interview. What would be the best strategy to prep for System Design, to able to pass L4 at Meta. TC: 140 YOE: 2 #meta #facebook #systemdesign
- What is ML Generalist? Some companies have ML Generalist positions. Any idea what is the expected background for these positions? #faang #facebook