EM Interview Cheat Sheet (for FAANG Companies)

Most EM candidates prepare for the wrong interview.

They think it's behavioral questions + system design + maybe some people management fluff.

Then they get rejected. And they never find out why.

Here's what actually happens:

After your interview, the hiring committee sits in a room and asks one question about you:

"Would I want to work FOR this person?"

Not "with." FOR.

That's a completely different bar. And most candidates don't clear it — because they don't know what's being evaluated.

I do.

In 18 years of recruiting at Google, Microsoft, and Airbnb, I've:

1. Sat in 100+ EM calibration meetings
2. Heard the real reasons candidates got rejected (things they'll never tell you)
3. Seen what separates "strong hire" from "no hire" often it's one missing signal

This cheat sheet gives you the 8 evaluation criteria that FAANG hiring committees use for every EM interview.

Not theory.

Not generic leadership advice.

The actual framework.

What's inside:

1. The 8 specific things you're being scored on (most candidates only prepare for 3-4)
2. Why "people leadership" is 35-40% of your evaluation and what that actually means
3. The #1 reason strong ICs fail EM interviews
4. What to demonstrate in each round (and what to avoid)

This won't cost you anything.

But not knowing it already cost someone the EM role you're interviewing for.

Download it.

Read it tonight.

Walk into your next interview knowing exactly what they're looking for.