
Does the candidate like leading others and building teams? Does the candidate get along with others? In other words, how is their emotional intelligence (EQ)? Is the candidate self-aware, especially of their own flaws?
Facebook interviewers test for leadership + drive by evaluating the following:
Top-notch Facebook PMs are driven leaders.
Weekly active users (WAU) for Facebook’s iPhone dropped. showing a People You May Know recommendation widget? How would you decide between showing more ads on the Facebook News Feed vs. What are the goals for Facebook’s News Feed?. How do we decide when to take that development in house? We've outsourced a critical mobile app to a third-party developer. Can the candidate troubleshoot a problem by analyzing the root cause and suggesting a course of action? Can the candidate select an appropriate product goal that factors in the needs of the user, team, and / or company? Can the candidate evaluate data and make decisions, especially when the situation is murky and the decision is far from being unanimous? Is the candidate a good fit for the company? Is the candidate aligned with Facebook’s mission and values? And are the candidate’s skills and experiences aligned with Facebook? Facebook interviewers test for executive skills by understanding: Good Facebook PMs get things done and make critical decisions.įacebook’s term for this competency is called execution. How would you design Facebook Events 2.0?. How would you improve the Facebook News Feed?.
In this article, I'll use the terms product sense and product design interchangeably. Product sense is Facebook’s term for a candidate's product design abilities. Good Facebook PMs innovate beautiful products that solve big, messy user problems. The Facebook PM interview has standardized across three components:
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