Pretty Disappointed with Meta

Feb 22 18 Comments

I had been applying for PgM roles across the big tech firms. I was finally able to get Meta interested in my resume and spoke with the recruiter last week, which I passed through. She had set up the HM interview for today. I got an email from the recruiter today morning saying that they have candidates in the final stages and cancelled my HM interview.

I had worked really hard to present myself properly and studied quite a bit to prepare for the HM interview. It feels very defeating to know that I wasn't even given a chance to showcase my skills, after passing the recruiter screen.

I don't really have anything to contribute- just wanted to vent.

Current TC: 210k (12YoE)

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TOP 18 Comments
  • EA
    Not A Cat

    Go to company page EA

    Not A Cat
    Meta is where losers go to waste Zuckercuk’s money. Not a big deal.
    Feb 22 9
  • Workday
    worknight

    Go to company page Workday

    worknight
    Your preparation and study will not go to waste. Use it to make you shine when interviewing at other companies!
    Feb 22 3
  • New
    Kuph85

    New

    Kuph85
    If you’re seriously job hunting then you need to mentally prepare for a lot more studying and prep.

    On-site requires a huge investment of time and energy across all companies. A lot of that prep can be repurposed, but many companies will have specific dimensions that force you to invest in more areas of prep.

    Recruiter screen: 1% of effort
    HM screen: 9% of effort
    All other rounds: 90% of effort
    Feb 22 1
  • Got disappointed as well. Contacted by them for a specific position, had interview loop for it, passed it and than they said they have other candidate and offered another totaly unrelated team (engeenering instead of applied research). I rejected that team and asked to let know if thry have another opportunity. Got contacted 7 months after asking me to reinterview :)
    Feb 22 0
  • That's the nature of the beast. There's so much randomness and chance that you should expect a decline no matter how well you prepare.

    Unfortunately, interviewing tends to require more quantity than quality.
    Feb 22 0