Meta and Google Interview Tips

Look through ALL the materials the recruiter shares and practice. Come up with a rough framework to leverage during the product sense and execution interviews but don’t follow it dogmatically if certain parts don’t apply.

Don’t be afraid to ask your interviewers to clarify scope or focus to guide your responses. You should be driving but you can validate that you’re on the same planet as the interviewer Meta Google DoorDash OpenAI Anthropic AI Netflix Airbnb

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Time is short so be succinct. Once you’ve made a point move on. If you know you want to cover up through a certain part of the framework then budget time appropriately. If you run out of time towards the end you can let the interviewer know, “If we had more time I would have loved to have covered XYZ” where it shows you’re considering additional aspects.

Showcase prioritization and how you rationalize those decisions with data and research.

Summarize your thoughts often and refer back to your original goals as you move from section to section within your framework so there’s continuity and a good flow.

Don’t be nervous if the interviewer pushes back on a thought, or drills in super deep, or keeps challenging you with additional scenarios or questions. It’s normal... they just want to see how you think about these things.

It’s less important to come up with an innovative solution, though creativity doesn’t hurt. That’s not the point of the interview. Instead the interviewer really wants to understand your process and approach to solving problems.

There’s lots of additional tactical guidance you’ll find online (eg focus on users, segment well, process for talking through user journeys etc). So I didn’t cover those here.

Source: recently hired as IC6 PM, TC:$670K

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I’m fully convinced 90% of people don’t do any prep for applications and interviews, then just complain they can’t find a job anywhere.

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A lot ppl ask for resources you can start here : https://open.spotify.com/show/7fFVFG7dy1WVMNU1WiXu7v?si=0lL2DRA7QWW6G-YXOXyPvw

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Hey do you mind sharing the latest link as this link seems to be invalid

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Thanks for sharing.

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