I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Nov 2015
Interview
1. Had an interview in the local offices I was intended for. I showed recent projects and described the process. Answered some general questions about my design process.
2. I had a video-chat interview with a designer from Menlo Park. We analyzed together an app of my choice and found UX issues and suggested how to fix it. I had a chance to ask questions myself.
3. On-site interview (London), Had 30 min presentation about my experience and 3 projects i've done. Afterwards had 4 1:1 interviews - In one of them we had another "analyze an app" exercise, and on another one had a whiteboard exercise.
4. 2 Days after the on-site interviews I've got a rejection on basis of not enough "lead" position experience.
All in all it was a fun experience, and the people I've met were very nice.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Choose an app, and find UX issues that you might have solve differently
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Mar 2017
Interview
I got through the phone screen and suggested the dates for onsite interviews. The recruiter told me I will hear them back in few days. I ended up hearing back from them after two weeks. Four days before interview. There is no call or chat before the onsite interview which is little bit strange. Recruiters would normally walk you through the process and prepare you little bit before onsite. But no, not this time!
The onsite experience feels like total mismatch. I got talked to one user experience researcher. I did one exercise with her. We talked about design goals, process, walked through design flow. She was awesome. After lunch, I met two managers in the afternoon. One manager made me feels like he didn't want to be there since the group presentation in the morning. One manager asked me about all the questions related to interaction, as if design thinking means how good you are at remembering the interaction patterns. Look, don't get me wrong here. UX designer requires many skill sets and interaction is part of it. But interaction can't be all. There is no discussion about experience, the user needs. The only thing he cares about is interaction.
After all, my thoughts about Facebook is their current product design is about hiring people who can utilize the pattern library and get on production quick.
If your goal is to become a thoughtful experience designer or design for innovation, Facebook is not right place for you.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta in Mar 2016
Interview
The process is a little messy, I got routed to the wrong recruiter for the wrong position, and as such was completely misaligned with the recruiter during the interview. It can be better arranged, and while the recruiter's are nice, you can somehow feel that they're just regurgitating words they usually say and it sounds forced.