Dear blinders, the reason why I wrote this post is that I can feel maybe there are many people in the blind community also suffered from the similar situation. There are some background first, I failed google's phone screen 3 months ago, and realized that I was underprepared. Then 3 months later, I prep intensively and applied for facebook, here are some quick update for my current status: 1. I'm applying for a SWE E5 role. 2. I had an on-site interview 2 weeks ago. TBH, after the onsite, I felt nothing but relief. There were a standard 4 round interview. (2 coding, 1 behavior, 1 system design) How was the interview? My thought is that my opinion is totally irrelevant, since "doing well" is a pretty subjective thing. Besides that, almost all well-trained interviewers will make the interview like a breeze, even you stuck, you still feel you're making progress through their assistant. One week later, there's no hear back, so I reached out my recruiter as I usually do. The recruiter replied instantly, and I got the message that my packet is going to go through the review next week. Wow, the review? What does it even mean? I knew the best way to find out is reaching my recruiter again, but I thought if I were him/her I'll feel this candidate is needy. Instead, I found this very helpful thread that elaborating the whole process pretty well: https://www.teamblind.com/article/Facebook-Order-of-steps-after-onsite-EpNm1rwn At least it's not yet a rejection, I thought. And getting into the candidate review, sounds not bad, huh? But soon(maybe one hour later), I can't stop wondering about what if "the review" only means for "debrief", last week is holiday, so I can assume they move around the schedule for it. That means I might still get rejected by one of the interviewers who doesn't seem like satisfied with my solution. That's just an example, what I want to say is that the anxiety started killing me. I've been paranoid and picky to every detail and mistakes I made during the interview. Finally, I came up a conclusion that they're gonna reject me. Strangely, I accepted it and calmed down again. The recruiter might reply me in this week or maybe I will be ghosted. I also realized you can move on if you truly believe it, that's a lesson learned. Maybe I'm a super negative person, but being mentally well-prepared for failure do make myself feel better. Not sure is there anyone is also waiting the painful result like me, but hey, you're not alone. Sharing my feeling do make me feel even better now, and I also want to thank you for the effort of reading my rambling.
I thought I got rejected but got the call. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Good luck!
I thought I got rejected after the 2nd phone/VC screen, but got an on site and, eventually, an offer! You never know! Good luck.
Anything can happen. Stay positive. No matter what the result is. Stand up and move on :) Someone says something like “sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” Fuck FAANG. In 10 years, who could give a fuck. Personally each person’s life is just so unique. The story, the struggles, etc. In 10 years, what matters is family, kids, your health, etc. Who could give a fuck about total comp or some level at some big corporations. All that said, good lucks! :)
Thanks! And you're definitely right, seeing thing in a ten-years scale do make me rethink about what I actually care. All the best!
Is this your first time having an onsite with a FAANG? They only extend offers to the best of the best, so chances are slim. Even you don't believe in yourself, then don't expect other people to have a good impression of you. Start building up your confidence, and stop being so paranoid. It's just Facebook, no need to over think too much. Worst case scenario is a reject, so what? Just move on, start preparing for next company. Continue with your daily routine and enjoy life. Honestly, a FB reject means you dodge a bullet. They drive people to commit suicide. With your current mentality and lack of self confidence, how long do you think you will last in FB?
Was in the same same situation a month ago. I didn't do that great on the onsite (had better days) and was waiting for review which usually means 'mixed' signal. Was offered 1 additional interview to improve 'signal' and that one went slightly better than my avg perf on the onsite but in the end was not enough to pass. I was strongly advised to try again which in the end is about the right decision based on the shown performance. I ended up accepting another great offer (I am not in Cisco anymore but like being in Cisco on Blind at least)
Where are you headed?
Huh? What's the main point?
Interviews are always part luck and part skill. There will be things out of your control, and it is what it is. I know that doesn't necessarily help you feel better, but the more interviews you go through like this, the thicker skin you'll grow and just feel "it is what it is" and prepare for the worst, but hope for the best. FWIW I thought I mega bombed the whiteboard part of my SA interview with AWS but I got an offer within 48 hours. Maybe it was just imposter syndrome or maybe part luck or maybe I didn't actually do horribly. It ate me up inside for a bit then after it wore off, I got an offer. So who knows? Just don't give up even if it is a rejection. Keep trying. I knew I wouldn't have given up if I did get rejected.
I will wait for your update... that you got the offer 😊
This actually made my day :) Thanks a lot.
All the people who interviewed you have to meet and sometimes coordinating is a bit tricky, especially around the holidays. Since you made it to an on-site you should expect an answer either way. I did an onsite in 2016 and they didn’t make an offer at the time, but they did a year later and I still seem to be on some kind of preapproved list for hiring. Recruiters check in with me every year since. Whatever happens, just remember it’s in part a numbers game. There is a certain amount of luck involved so just keep trying. As long as you can get onsites you’re over a huge hump already. Good luck!
Keep us posted. I am exactly in the same situation now.
my guess: "review" = "debrief". Good luck!
Thanks, that's what I thought, too