Name: [Part 8] Meta Intern Success Series - Rahul's Internship + Current Economy
Uploaded: 2022-07-21
Duration: 8 min 5 s
Description: I interned at Meta in the summer of 2013 (it was called Facebook in my day…)

[Part 8] Meta Intern Success Series - Rahul's Internship + Current Economy

I interned at Meta in the summer of 2013 (it was called Facebook in my day…). I barely got the return offer at the end of the summer. My reflections on what I could have done better: 
- Too much back and forth on my code. I made the same types of mistakes in the code I wrote, and I occasionally tried to pushback if a reviewer requested changes. 
- Not communicating with enough with teammates. In addition to my intern manager, I should have had a regular 1:1 with the person who was primarily reviewing all my code. 

What I did well: 
- I was responsive. I replied to messages + comments quickly, and I tried to share my insights (from my project) where possible.. 
- I was a good culture fit: I built a substantial hackathon project which garnered some attention.

Advice for the current economic condition: 
- Focus on cultivating relationships with people on your team, so they are able to refer you. 
- Leverage the work you did in Meta to more easily land interviews at competitive companies.

I interned at Meta in the summer of 2013 (it was called Facebook in my day…)

Meta Platforms, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The company owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other products and services.

An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. In software, internships tend to have stronger importance with more competitive pay and real projects to work on.