I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
Applied online without a referral and interviewed with Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in April 2022.
I just applied directly online and heard back after ~3 weeks and had the recruiter phone interview in the same week. In the following 4 weeks, I had all the other interviews. I would say the interview experience was a mixed bag, like some of the interviewers were so nice that they took the time to ask how I was doing etc., but some of them made me feel like I was wasting their time. The main resource that I used to prep for the interviews besides doing a bunch of mock interviews with some pm friends and strangers was Product Alliance's Meta course.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What retention metrics would you use if you were the PM for Instagram Stories?
2. Say you're the PM of a brand-new startup and are building a new product to help customers shop for cheese. How would you design this product?
And pls 100% make sure to always have multiple good answers for the behavioral questions. I got asked "tell me about a time when you realized you lacked a key skill and worked to acquire it" a couple times.
The process began with an initial recruiter phone screen focused on my background, product experience, and interest in Meta. This was followed by a series of virtual interviews covering product sense, analytical thinking, execution, and behavioral questions. Interviewers asked me to work through product design scenarios, discuss how I would prioritize competing opportunities, define success metrics, and describe examples of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
The final round consisted of multiple back-to-back interviews with product managers and cross-functional partners. Overall, the process was structured, professional, and challenging. The interviewers were engaged and provided clear expectations for each interview.
Interview process was fairly straightforward. Recruiters are super helpful in getting you prepared for whats to come. Interviews got scheduled fairly fast, so having the momentum is great. Each interview only lasted about 30 minutes. from start to finish it took about 1 month
A multi-stage interview process that typically includes screening, technical and/or case assessments, and conversations with different stakeholders to evaluate both your skills and how well you’d work with the team and the role.