What will you contribute to Meta's mission and values?
Meta's recruiters are looking for top performers who they connect with, and who see the value in building connections with others. Therefore, your interviewer is curious how familiar you are with their company language, and the many ways they define why they do what they do as a company, and the values and principles that guide how they work, each and every day. So, before you can adequately answer this question, it's essential that you understand what Meta's missions and values are. The most ubiquitous keyword that appears across their site is connection.
Facebook was founded in 2004. In 2017, Mark Zuckerberg expanded its mission to "Bring the world closer together." Then, in late 2021, Facebook was rebranded as Meta, and their full mission statement became "to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. That reflects that we can't do this ourselves, but only by empowering people to build communities and bring people together." Their six core values are, "Move fast, Focus on long-term impact, Build awesome things, Live in the future, Be direct and respect your colleagues, Meta - metamates - me."
Explore each of their core values in depth and determine which of their values you stand to contribute to the most. Examine your work history and where you've shined. For example, in the descriptions of their core values, they describe how their employees build and learn faster than anyone else, and act with urgency, removing barriers, "moving fast in one direction together as a company and as individuals. We emphasize long-term thinking rather than optimizing for near-term wins. We push ourselves to focus more on inspiring, in everything we do."
"I have friends and family all across the globe and I honestly wish I could step into a teleportation machine and hang out with them, to be in the same room as them at any time. Often, making a video call on your phone simply doesn't capture what it is like being there with them. But, the advancements Meta is making with the metaverse, to feel like you are actually in the same room with them, and then to goof around and hang out as your avatar, or whatever you want to be, is amazing. This is the future of connecting with others across the world, and I want to be part of advancing that future."
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Anonymous Answer
Facebook's mission is to bring the world closer together, and I plan on helping businesses get closer to their customers by helping them optimize their campaigns and identifying new opportunities.
Kevin's Feedback
This is a great start, but I would suggest closing out your response by sharing a few more details about why Facebook's mission and values align with your interests and skillsets. You can close out your response with a quick sentence about why contributing to Facebook's mission is meaningful to you.
I went to one of the most diverse universities in the country. There were several clubs for each demographic. But I noticed there were no clubs that bridged them. So I started a diversity inclusion club and the mission statement was fostering social innovation through bridging diversity. Therefore, I truly identify with Facebook’s mission, to bring the world closer together. I have a unique lens in this regard, and I hope to lend my experience to drive our mutual mission goals forward, planning to help businesses get closer to their wide range of customers by helping them optimize their campaigns and identifying new opportunities.
Anonymous Answer
"Facebook's mission to connect communities and people all over the globe is a mission that I desire to join. For Facebook to focus on projects that give more people a voice, strengthen community bonds, and create economic opportunities is admirable. Your mission and vision is the 'something more' that I have been seeking out in my career."
Stephanie's Feedback
This is a very well-rounded response; you do a good job of illustrating your knowledge of Facebook's mission and values, as well as how your own values align.
Anonymous Answer
One of my personal core values is failing early fail often and that aligns well with facebooks mission of moving fast and break things. I constantly strive to overcome my limits each day.
Stephanie's Feedback
This is a great start, but I suggest being more specific about exactly how this would show up in your work at Facebook.
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