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> Is it annoying for candidates? Yeah, but we pay you a lot of money I had to go through 8 interviews for a senior position at Facebook and ended up not gettin
by squeaky-clean 5y ago
> Is it annoying for candidates? Yeah, but we pay you a lot of money
I had to go through 8 interviews for a senior position at Facebook and ended up not getting the offer. I wasn't paid a dime and had to use a few vacation days at the job I had at the time in order to take the interviews. Technically I lost money interviewing at FB.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoI went through the same interview for senior at Facebook and failed. Thankfully I got a Google offer a couple of hours after I got my Facebook rejection. What pushed me over the bar for Google was probably making fewer mistakes on the technical loops but also having more people vouch for me on the inside (they like refs that work at Google).
- squeaky-clean 5y agoYep that's similar to how I got my current job. Strong referral from someone else inside the company, we had worked together for about 4 years. I had one phone screen which was a combination "culture fit" and general talking about my experience programming. One technical interview which was way less abstract than the FB ones. And a final meet-the-team interview which was more of a hangout. The pay isn't Facebook-tier but is still pretty darn good, and I'm enjoying it a lot, which I'm not sure I would have at Facebook. It was probably the better path for me overall.
- icedchai 5y agoIn over 20 years, I've never used vacation days for an interview. I just either 1) called in sick, 2) needed to stay home waiting for a repair person (your internet is having trouble!), 3) had a few doctor's appointments. With working from home, fewer of these excuses are necessary. Last couple jobs I'd just disappear for an hour here and there. Nobody notices.