I was contacted by a recruiter through LinkedIn and we had an initial phone screening where I was asked questions about my experience. The recruiter told me a little about the company benefits and then briefed me for the next interview which would take place over a phone call. The call took place at around 7pm in the evening (UK time) with a staff member in one of the US offices. The recruiter messed me about a little arranging a call for a particular date (which I spent time preparing for) and then nobody called or got in touch to tell me it was not happening. The next day I got an official email from somebody at Facebook with details about a video conference call (the recruiter told me it would be by phone) and it was properly arranged for five days later. The video call interview itself was good and quite relaxed. The recruiter was meant to have asked me a series of questions about my skill set previously (qualitative vs quantitative research strengths) which had not been completed so the interviewer had to rush through that part. The answers you give influence the questions they ask you in the interview. Subsequently, because this bit was rushed, I was categorised as more of a qualitative researcher, which isn't really accurate. They might have established that with a bit more time to talk about my skill set. The interviewer asked me about an app I liked, then gave me a scenario about how I would plan a research project in three weeks to answer an engagement question. One piece of advice: listen to the pre-interview instructions about not preparing beforehand. Because I spent time preparing, I ended up trying to tell the interviewer everything I knew about user research instead of focusing in on the task the interviewer gave me. I knew I had not done my best at interview so was not surprised not to get an offer. The post-interview feedback I got was odd though as it said although I had UX knowledge required they were looking for somebody with more experience in the "product world". As I hadn't been asked anything about my work experience during the interview it did make me wonder why they had not established from my CV that I did not have the particular work experience they required prior to interview, during the initial screening. Overall an odd experience. Decent interview but bad comms from recruiter. Facebook seems like a great place to be UX researcher so good luck to others trying!

Phone screen followed by virtual interview with hiring manager followed by full loop (several interviews on a single day). The recruiter was very helpful in targeting the right role. The hiring manager was quite rude and asked bad questions that could not really have helped assess qualifications for position.