Crack the Facebook Data Scientist interview: Essential Guide

The initial screening round is 45 minutes duration. It has three main sections:-

Analytical Section

The analytical section takes about 10-20 minutes of your initial screening interview time. This part of your initial screen is designed to help the interviewer assess your product sense. The questions asked will allow you to show the interviewer your approach to solving business questions and problems, as well as how creative and articulate you are at thinking through these problems while solving them. Do keep in mind that it’s not about arriving at the perfect or correct answer, but rather about your approach to the problem.

To prepare, spend some time engaging with Facebook Products less as a user and more as someone who is tasked with improving or developing these products(such as Ads, Mobile, Timeline, News Feed, Messaging, etc).

Technical Section

Like the analytical section, the technical section too lasts for 10-20 minutes. During the technical section of the interview, the interviewer will be assessing your ability to translate a high-level question into an execution strategy and explain how the result is relevant and what aspects may still be lacking.