This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Orgertrice, a 29-year-old data engineer in Atlanta, about his Meta interview. It's been edited for length and clarity. I received an email ...

Did you freeze up the last time an interviewer opened a question with "Tell me about a time when…"? That's a behavioral interview question, and many interviewees find them tricky to handle. Job ...

When heading into an interview, candidates must prepare for any question thrown at them. Many candidates prepare to speak about their past experience and how it fits into the role, but many forget ...

When being interviewed for a job, you’ll likely be asked a combination of question types, including traditional, situational, and behavioral. Out of all of these, behavioral questions have become one ...

But just about every job interview includes at least a few behavioral interview questions, and for good reason. Hold that thought. Say you ask a job candidate, “How important do you feel diversity is ...

After his technical interview, William Orgertrice was rejected from a data engineering role at Meta. He prepared with practice questions and mock interviews but wished he had studied differently. He ...