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Re:Facebook AI Research Expands with New Academic Collaborat... by electricslpnsld on Friday July 20, 2018 @01:46PM (#17577204)
I interviewed for a research position at Facebook reality labs, and it was the same process as an interview for an academic job. Give an hour talk about your research, meet with 6 researchers in hour chunks for the rest of the day. The process was similar for my previous industry research job as well. I can't speak to Facebook's other research arms or Google.
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Re:Facebook AI Research Expands with New Academic Collaborat... by username_123 on Friday July 20, 2018 @02:11PM (#17577395)
Good to know. So you you weren't asked any algorithmic leetcode-style questions or questions testing that you have basic knowledge of your field (e.g. tell me what a random forest is)? Doesn't sound like it. It was more focused on your research?
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Re:Facebook AI Research Expands with New Academic Collaborat... by electricslpnsld on Friday July 20, 2018 @02:17PM (#17577444)
There weren't any whiteboard algorithm questions, no.

> questions testing that you have basic knowledge of your field

Not directly, but in discussing my research the interviewers drilled down into the contents of my papers, etc.

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Re:Facebook AI Research Expands with New Academic Collaborat... by username_123 on Friday July 20, 2018 @02:25PM (#17577521)
Okay, thanks.
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