What values form your character?
Your interviewer is curious whether you have a personal or professional code that forms your character or your decision-making. How you answer may educate them on how closely your values align with theirs. For example, a candidate who is more likely to prioritize the needs of Meta or their fellow metamates is more aligned with their values than someone who prioritizes themselves or the advancement of their own career.
"I would say that my core values are consistency in quality, happy work relationships are fundamental to performance, always be creative, and maintain a spirit of adventure in everything you do."
If you don't already have a few core values by which you operate, take some time to perform the exercise of coming up with a few. Think about the principles and morals you live by, and the kind of person you strive to be. Once you've written those down, phrase them in a manner that complements Meta's core values.
Meta's 6 core values are presently, "Move fast, Focus on long-term impact, Build awesome things, Live in the future, Be direct and respect your colleagues, Meta - metamates - me." The last of these values is a play on the nautical saying, "ship, shipmates, self." This in essence means they first must prioritize the ship, then their fellow shipmates, and lastly, they prioritize themselves. Also, before rebranding to Meta, Facebook's five core values used to be "Focus on Impact, Move Fast, Be Bold, Be Open, and Build Social Value."
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
One of my top values is honesty which I apply when communicating with colleagues and stakeholders. I also value growth which means that I always seek to learn new things in my field. I also care deeply about reliability as I seek to be someone people can come to for help and support.
Stephanie's Feedback
Great response! You do a job of identifying three top core values while also explaining how each value impacts your work. To strengthen your response, you may wish to include more specific examples (for example, you mention seeking to learn new things in your field of work; what specific things have you pushed yourself to learn due to placing such a value on growth?)
