What are the "4 axes" that Facebook looks across in interviews?

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Kostake
Aug 17, 2021 14 Comments

I've had my first phone interview (over Bluejeans) with Facebook for a E5 positon, a month ago. As usual, I was given two tasks to solve. I've solved the first one, but failed to solve properly the second one. I have friends who were in a worse situation, when they solved only one and never got to the second algo to solve since there was no time left.
In the end, no luck. They told me "we won't be proceeding with your candidacy". When asking why, since I've solved one task, I've got the response: "We look for positive signal across 4 axes across 2 questions. If we don’t see enough we pass this time around. It’s not always answering a question correctly".
Anyone knows what are these 4 axes the interviewers are looking for?

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  • NVIDIA
    doodlejam

    Go to company page NVIDIA

    doodlejam
    Are you talking about the two coding problems on the phone screen?
    Aug 17, 2021 3
    • NVIDIA
      doodlejam

      Go to company page NVIDIA

      doodlejam
      In that case, I think they're referring to: communication, problem solving, coding, and verification. This is information my recruiter told me
      Aug 17, 2021
    • New
      Kostake

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      Kostake
      OP
      Thanks! These must be them. I could see where I could have done better in the communications and verification.
      Aug 17, 2021
  • The common structure is to ask simpler problem first and then harder later (so, two total). The idea is that you will at least solve the first one and feel better about yourself which is important when you have multiple interview in sequence. Interviewer looks for coding/verification skills and problem solving/communication. This only applies to coding interviews not system design or behavioral.
    Aug 17, 2021 1
    • New
      Kostake

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      Kostake
      OP
      The interviewer kept the code after I've finished the first task. He definitely looked at it again afterwards, and I assume he found bugs that I didn't find during my verification. I think this is where my verification failed. Add to it the fact that I have to improve my communication skills, and here's my asnwer.
      Thanks for your reply. It helps!
      Aug 17, 2021
  • Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta
    b8sf7

    Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta

    b8sf7
    Why not ask them this as follow-up question ?
    Aug 17, 2021 2
    • New
      Kostake

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      Kostake
      OP
      I've asked. No response followed
      Aug 17, 2021
    • Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta
      b8sf7

      Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta

      b8sf7
      Follow-up couple more times. If not then take screenshot and tag company on theTwitter. Tag mark zuckberg too.
      Aug 17, 2021
  • Yes two coding, a systems design and a behavioral interview. You need to do well in all of these.
    Aug 17, 2021 2
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      Kostake

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      Kostake
      OP
      This was the phone interivew, with a guy over zoom. Didn't even get to the virtual on site.
      Aug 17, 2021
    • Oh then it was communication, problem solving, speed and testing! Hope that helps.
      Aug 17, 2021
  • Amazon has: maintainability, efficiency, extensibility, and problem solving
    Aug 17, 2021 0