How universe conspired to get me a job at Meta ?
Interesting story which I never shared on how I got this job at Meta
What if I tell you that I already had an offer and gave acceptance to join a day before Meta recruiter reached out to me ?
What if I tell you I told the recruiter that I am not interested in position but still end up clearing interviews.
What if I tell you I went on a vacation a week before interviews as I had already settled on a different company and still cleared it.
This is the newsletter sharing an interesting story on how I feel the universe conspired for me to join Meta which I believe has been the best decision of my career and tremendously accelerated both my financial and career goals.
Context
I already had 4 offers and have also accepted one of the offer. I was so delighted to have the offer from one of my dream companies and also started my work visa transfer.
Meta Recruiter Reached Out
Just a day before I accepted the offer, Meta recruiter reached out to me. I was not interested since I was about to join one of my dream companies and also don’t want to go through the tiring interview loop again. I told the recruiter that I am not interested.
The recruiter mentioned that they feel I am a good fit and even if I have an offer, they can pay competitively if I clear interviews. They also mentioned offer will stand for a year so I can come to Meta if I didn’t like the new role.
I half heartedly agreed to interview since I was at win-win.
Meta Interview and Offer
To be honest, I did not study anything for this interview. I was already in the loop since I recently interviewed and was lazy enough to open Leetcode again.
I gave phone interview and onsite and unexpectedly they went well. I was expecting offer for same level which I got at other company which I had accepted and thought compensation would be similar. If it would have been similar, I might not have joined due to fear of reneging.
To my surprise, I got upleveled and after negotiation, the compensation was 1.7x of my old offer which I accepted. I couldn’t believe and had to refuse the old offer as money has always been the biggest motivator for me.
Reflection on Decision
Making more than 2x money as I would have been making if I joined previous offer
Would not have grown at this pace for sure at previous company
Can you believe half-heartedly saying “Yes” to the interview which I refused to give earlier would make so much difference
I cannot thank the recruiter enough for convincing me to take the interview.
Learnings
Always grab opportunities and think twice before saying No
Do not underestimate yourself. You don’t know your worth sometimes.
Don’t be afraid to say NO and move on to things which you feel would be beneficial to you.
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Wow, this is a crazy story! But the fact that you bagged 4 offers is quite unusual. 🤯 What made you stand out this much from the competition? Did you work anywhere before Meta, or had a nice track record?
Feels like such a similar story to my own in that I wasn't looking for my role, it came to me. Thanks for sharing and great that you got this role!