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Be#prepared#for#technical#questions#involving#coding#or#
algorithms#in#your#best#language,#design#patterns,#and#more#
specific#questions#to#your#background.#For#coding#questions,#you#
will#be#asked#to#produce#clean,#efficient#code#in#a#reasonable#
amount#of#time.#If#the#interviewer#gives#you#hints#to#improve#
your#code,#take#them#and#run#with#them.#It#is#good#to#adjust#and#
work#through#the#problems#with#the#interviewer#to#show#your#
thought#process#and#problem?solving#ability.#It#will#help#to#
review#core#CS#concepts#(algorithms,#data#structures)#as#well#as#
subjects#pertaining#to#the#scale#of#our#environment.#Also,#take#a#
look#at#the#links#highlighted#below#for#coding#practice.#In#
addition,#be#sure#to#research#any#recent#news#online#for#talking#
points#and#more#information#about#Facebook.#For#a#phone#interview,#
the#interviewers#use#an#online#shared#document#
(www.collabedit.com)#to#ask#you#coding#questions.#You’ll#be#asked#
to#open#collabedit.com#and#write#your#code#there.##
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Finally,#be#sure#to#refresh#yourself#on#your#own#experience!#That#
may#sound#obvious,#but#asking#yourself#questions#like:#what#was#
your#research#about;#why#did#you#do#it;#what#was#involved;#what#
were#the#challenges;#what#was#the#end#result;#will#this#apply#to#
industry;#what#would#you#do#differently#if#you#could#start#again#
etc…#asking#yourself#lots#of#questions#about#your#own#experience#
often#unlocks#little#gems#about#yourself#that#you’ve#forgotten#or#
take#for#granted.##
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Another#question#you’re#likely#to#be#asked#somewhere#along#the#
line#is#‘Why#are#you#interested#in#Facebook?’,#so#it’s#worth#
thinking#your#reasoning#through#in#advance#of#the#interview.!
!
Here's#the#email#with#a#few#articles#about#Facebook.#Make#sure#
you#take#a#look#at#it#prior#to#your#phone#interview.##
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\Also,#with#my#experience,#there#are#two#common#issues#we#see#
with#candidates:#
1.#Taking#interview#as#a#college#exam#(working#silently#without#
interactions#with#the#engineer).#This#is#not#what#we#are#looking#
for#in#the#interview.#Think#of#the#interview#as#real#life#
scenario#where#you#are#collaborating#with#an#engineer#at#work.#We#
want#you#to#interact#with#the#engineer#and#explain#to#him/her#why#
you#chose#this#particular#algorithm/solution.#Most#of#the#time,#
there#are#several#solutions#to#the#question#they#give#you.#Come#
up#with#a#working#solution#first#and#then#work#on#optimizing#it.#
If#you#know#a#super#complex#algorithm#that#is#the#most#optimal#
but#you#can't#explain#it#to#the#interviewer#in#5#minutes#or#less,#
then#don't#use#it.#It's#ok#to#use#an#algorithm#that#is#a#little#
less#optimal#but#at#least#you#are#able#to#explain#how#it#works.#
#
2.#Speaking#too#fast#/#too#nervous#to#speak#slower.#If#the#
interviewer#is#speaking#too#fast,#ask#them#to#speak#slower.#You#
need#to#understand#exactly#what#they#are#trying#to#ask#you.#You#
also#need#to#speak#slower#so#they#can#understand#you.#
Communication#is#very#important#during#the#interview#so#be#
confident#in#your#English.#Give#it#your#all.#
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Please#research#any#recent#news#about#Facebook#for#talking#points#
and#more#information#about#the#company.#You#may#be#asked#
questions#as#to#what#your#favorite#features#of#the#site#are,#and#
how#you#might#improve#those#features.#Engineer#might#also#ask#you#
about#an#interesting#project#you#worked#on#in#school#or#
internship.#They#are#looking#for#something#innovative.#Did#you#
build#it?#Why#was#it#so#cool?#It#will#be#helpful#to#take#some#
time#to#think#about#this#beforehand.#
#
Be#prepared#for#technical#questions#involving#coding#or#
algorithms#in#your#best#language,#design#patterns,#and#more#
specific#questions#to#your#background.#It#may#also#help#to#review#
core#CS#concepts#(data#structures,#binary#trees,#link#lists,#
object#oriented#analysis/design)#as#well#as#subjects#pertaining#
to#the#scale#of#our#environment.##
#
For#coding#questions,#you#will#be#asked#to#produce#clean,#
efficient#code#in#a#reasonable#amount#of#time.#You#have#45#
minutes#on#the#call.#If#the#interviewer#gives#you#hints#to#
improve#your#code,#take#them#and#run#with#them.#It#is#good#to#
adjust#and#work#through#the#problems#with#the#interviewer#to#show#
your#thought#process#and#problem#solving#ability.#
#
As#I#mentioned#in#my#call,#they#will#be#gauging#your#culture#fit#
as#well#so#be#happy,#excited,#curious,#and#ask#plenty#of#
questions!#
Feel#free#to#let#me#know#if#you#have#other#questions#and#have#a#
good#interview.#
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Facebook#Engineering#Page:#
https://www.facebook.com/Engineering/notes#
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Facebook#Careers#Page:#
http://www.facebook.com/careers#
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Important#Statistics:#
http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics#
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Quora?Facebook#
http://www.quora.com/Facebook?1#
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AMA#–#Facebook#Engineer,#Serkan#
http://redd.it/we565#
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The#Profit#Network:#Facebook#and#Its#835#Million?Man#Workforce#
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/02/the?profit?
network?facebook?and?its?835?million?man?workforce/252473/#
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The#Incredible#Freedom#Of#A#Facebook#Engineer#
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi?
bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/01/18/businessinsider?facebook?
engineers?get?incredible?freedom?in?their?jobs?2011?1.DTL#
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Interviewing#at#Facebook#
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/12/16/interviewing?at?
facebook?advice?engineering?hiring?manager?dave?fetterman/#
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What#it’s#like#to#work#at#Facebook#
http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/05/15/what?its?like?to?work?
at?facebook/#
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Facebook#Bootcamp#
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150411360573109#
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook?engineering/facebook?
engineering?bootcamp/177577963919#
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook?engineering/bootcamp?
growing?culture?at?facebook/249415563919#
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http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20399127/facebook?
bootcamp?software?code?engineers?employee#
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Hackamonth:#Mixing#Things#Up#
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150161285048920#
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The#All?Night#Hackathon#Is#Back!#
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=31942383919#
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Building#Timeline:#Scaling#up#to#hold#your#life#story#
https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook?engineering/building?
timeline?scaling?up?to?hold?your?life?
story/10150468255628920?mid=5708769#
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Q&A:#Facebook#engineering#VP#Jay#Parikh#explains#what#they#look#
for#in#developers#(and#much#more)#
http://www.geekwire.com/2012/qa?facebook?engineering?director?
jay?parikh?explains?developers#
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Research#at#Facebook:#"Nothing#Is#Riskier#than#not#Taking#Risks"#
https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook?engineering/research?at?
facebook?nothing?is?riskier?than?not?taking?
risks/10150604394583920#
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Get#that#job#at#Facebook!#
https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook?engineering/get?that?job?
at?facebook/10150964382448920#
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Wanna#practice#a#coding#puzzle?#
http://bit.ly/oUHI4G#
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