Facebook product sense and Product execution interviews

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Peckiee

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Peckiee
Sep 3, 2020 37 Comments

If you are interviewing between Sept 3 and Sept 11, 2020. How did it go?
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  • New
    IfKd11

    New

    IfKd11
    Never applied, got contacted by recruiter and went through screen. They seem to be looking for an L5+. Scheduled and did Sense/Execution recently. Waiting for feedback atm.

    The two interviews were night and day due to what I believe was a stark difference in YOE. The more senior person led Sense and it felt great/natural. Execution felt awkward and too by the script. Would not be surprised if I bombed or barely scraped by Execution just by the awkward feeling of the interview.
    Sep 10, 2020 3
  • Safeway
    Rbre72

    Go to company page Safeway

    Rbre72
    Had Sense and Execution this week. Execution didn't go well, as he threw me a real curve ball that I wasn't prepared for. Sense went much better, even though he threw me a weird one too.

    Unfortunately all the prep in the world couldn't have prepared me for that Execution question. It's no secret which kinds of questions FB asks, and you should be prepared for those. However you may get unlucky like I did and encounter something out of left field, so prepare for the unknown as well.
    Sep 5, 2020 3
    • Oath
      OPnd70

      Go to company page Oath

      OPnd70
      What was your question?
      Sep 5, 2020
    • Safeway
      Rbre72

      Go to company page Safeway

      Rbre72
      Prepared by having a structured answer for each type of question. There's no shortage of prep material out there.

      Without giving it away, he/she asked a quasi strategy question that was relevant to the dept he/she worked in. Was very little like the kind of Execution questions they try to prepare you for. Thought that was a little unfair, and it threw me off to the point I couldn't recover like I wanted to and should have.
      Sep 6, 2020
  • crushed product sense but didnt do well on execution. Theyre letting me redo execution so ive got another shot
    Sep 11, 2020 0
  • Adobe
    hell_angel

    Go to company page Adobe

    hell_angel
    had my initial round of phone interviews..I think I could have done a little better in the product sense interview but cant really say...will have to see how it goes when i hear from the recruiter.
    Sep 3, 2020 6
  • I think both went well, but there is always room for improvement. For execution, the thing I'm most worried about was the nudging the interviewer had to do to help me come up with how I'd calculate a metric at the end. I mean I saw the light and got it at the end, but I hope he didn't think I was a total idiot. For product sense...it really felt like a fun conversation. There were times I think I has hesitant to move forward in my framework, but I covered it up with asking if there were any things the interviewer wanted to explore before moving on.

    Overall, I feel good but I wish it didn't take a week for feedback! If I make it to the next round, I really want to work on my answers incorporating the team members I'd be relying on.
    Sep 7, 2020 2
    • New / Product
      mungbean

      New Product

      PRE
      Capital One, Ecolab
      mungbean
      Are you interviewing for rpm or experienced pm?
      Sep 7, 2020
    • New
      Peckiee

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      Peckiee
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      Co-ask
      Sep 7, 2020