Got rejected by FB. Reason for rejection is that I can’t market myself well. Never knew FB is interested to go for technical candidates who does marketing well till now. :( What can I do to improve my marketing skills?
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That basically means you sucked at explaining what your skills are and projects you have worked on.
Well they said they recognised my technical skills and that it was a fit for the job but they decided to reject me because I cannot market well... :( I rather they reject me early than to make me go through so many rounds of interviews... :/
Dont feel bad. Some people have zero people skills This is why we have back end Engineering and devops
I'm not sure what you mean by marketing. What did they say exactly when thet rejected you?
They said that I could have done better in choosing the examples when they asked based on the situations they set. When I asked if it is at the last set of interviews and they said that it is consistent throughout all the rounds. So I am like... then you could have rejected me in earlier rounds if that is the hiring criteria. To find someone who is good at expressing/explaining instead of someone technical to do the job well.
Now I wonder how I can improve this for other job interviews (no more fb).
Are you sure you’re not making false assumptions about why they rejected you? Is it possible they would reject someone with your qualifications who did market themselves well?
What do you think work is? People want communicative and passionate devs. People who only do heads down work and are bad at communication don't usually fare that well in interviews. Think of work as a dance, or a play. Your performance is more than just regurgitating your lines. It's about how you present them, and yourself.
I guess the behavioral round did not go well.
ExFB here. I’m assuming you failed the Jedi interview. It doesn’t mean you can’t market yourself. It means they don’t want to work with people with your personality. It can be many things: - Cocky - can’t explain things well - Not logical - doesn’t seem to work well in a tram - doesn’t seem to be a self-starter or cannot have impact beyond own tasks. I’ll say, it had to be really bad. In 95% of the hiring meetings I’ve attended, the Jedi was fine. This is blind so feel free to ignore me but maybe take this time to reflect on yourself and your work. It’s a shame if you really can clear 4 technical interviews and get rejected because you can’t work in a team.
Oh... Not sure which is the one then. Who usually does the behavioural interview? The senior management?
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