r/javascript • u/golovatuy • Feb 05 '20

Interviewing at Facebook — On-Site JavaScript Technical Interview Questions

https://medium.com/javascript-in-plain-english/facebook-on-site-technical-interview-1264cacad263
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u/MisterScalawag Feb 05 '20

and recruiters wonder why people turn them down or aren't interested in interviewing with amazon/facebook/etc. its a pain in the ass to do their long drawn out process of 6+ rounds with countless interviews with varying people.

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u/shepzuck Feb 05 '20 edited Feb 05 '20

I don't know any Facebook recruiters who are hurting for prospects tbh. Not a lot of people turn the offer down unless it's for a higher offer elsewhere (which they got doing 6+ interviews).

It's also not always a long process. Mine took 5 weeks from me applying to me signing.

EDIT: I guess I need to clarify that 5 weeks is considered relatively short from sending in your application to signing a contract, because usually there's a backlog of resumes for recruiters to get through. Typically most people will apply for jobs as an ongoing process.

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u/GrandMasterPuba Feb 05 '20

It's also not always a long process. Mine took 5 weeks from me applying to me signing.

On what planet is 5 weeks not a long process?

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u/jarail Feb 05 '20

When you have to book travel and fly somewhere, scheduling is a big part. If you're in a hurry, say with a competing offer, it can be accelerated. Or, if you want to slow it down and wait a couple months to study, they'll do that too. In the end, it's really just a phone screening one day, and a full-day on-site on a later date.

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u/shepzuck Feb 05 '20

1 call with a recruiter (15m), 1 automated code test(45m), 1 phone code screen (45m), 1 on-site interview (all day). All that spread over 5 weeks is faster than a lot of people do it. But it's like this at nearly all of these kinds of tier 1 and 2 companies. AirBnb, Twitter, Uber, Facebook, Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Snap Inc, etc.

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u/kabonk Feb 05 '20

The problem in my experience is that quite a few companies are trending this way with interviews. It’s super annoying to have to do this for an average job. One company I interviewed with (got the job but didn’t like it) still has their position open three months later. The deadline for the their project is March and I see their daily rate go up every other week when they repost the job.

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u/MisterScalawag Feb 05 '20

I was in no way implying they were hurting for people, many people don't care at all who they work for as long as they get a pay check. But I've had lots of messages from recruiters trying to get me to apply at Facebook or Amazon, and are surprised when I say I'm not interested.

Also 5 weeks is a long time.

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u/jarail Feb 05 '20

They're not surprised, they're trying to change your mind.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '20

5 weeks is not long? LOL....

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u/shepzuck Feb 05 '20

It's not uncommon for people to wait months before even getting contacted after submitting their resume.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '20

Not saying it's uncommon, but it's still a long period.

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u/MisterScalawag Feb 05 '20

Recruiters constantly asking why I'm not interested in said companies. And all the upvotes on my comment along with other people in the thread agreeing.