INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Winning War For Best Talent. Facebook Will Pay $500,000 To $1,000,000 To "Buy" An Engineer. What it's like to work at Facebook - TNW Facebook. Facebook generates $2bn in revenue, is valued at $50bn and has a global ‘customer’ base of 600m people. It’s fair to say it’s a pretty big company. And to service a company of this size, you need a lot of people – 2,000 in Facebook’s case. But what’s life in Facebook like for those that drive the business towards world domination? For a little perspective, here’s a quick peek at another digital behemoth. Much has been written about Google as an employer over the years. Tales of giant slides, all-you-can-eat buffet canteens and even a giant replica T-Rex skeleton have often been told, as life in the Googleplex is portrayed as the ultimate working environment.
And there’s little question that Google isn’t your typical employer. With Facebook, a similar balancing act is required. Mass exodus? Business Insider reported a couple of weeks back that Facebook was suffering a mass exodus of employees. “Facebook was the longest I ever worked at one company, and the best employer I’ve ever had.” one: Creator of Facebook iPhone app leaves the company to go solo. Facebook pique les jeunes talents de Google. Facebook's plans for Menlo Park HQ: 9,400 workers in next 6 years.
By Bonnie Eslinger Daily News Staff Writer Posted: 04/26/2011 03:00:00 AM PDT0 Comments|Updated: 3 years ago Facebook wants to redevelop the former Sun Microsystems campus in Menlo Park and two adjacent parcels to eventually accommodate 9,400 employees, according to city documents. The fast-growing social networking company, which currently employs about 1,400 people in Palo Alto, expects to reach full capacity at the Sun campus and nearby buildings on Constitution Drive by 2017. "We're just preparing for the future," Larry Yu, Facebook's director of corporate communications, said in a phone interview on Monday. Facebook announced plans in February to relocate to Menlo Park, where it would have more space to grow.
In addition to acquiring the 57-acre Sun campus east of Bayfront Expressway, Facebook purchased 22 acres at 312 and 314 Constitution Drive, which it is calling the "Facebook West Campus. " Facebook is already trying to head off one problem at the pass. Facebook Received 250,000 Job Applications In 2010. Facebook has been hiring at a steady clip, but the number of applications per job opening numbers in the hundreds.
The company received almost 250,000 resumes in 2010. Of course, that’s to be expected, given that Facebook is considered one of the best places to work. The site’s popularity seems to spread to anything associated with it, which happened to a consultancy we previously hadn’t heard of until it put out a report saying the social network ranked first in employee satisfaction — we’re referring to Glassdoor’s third annual survey put out in December. And with membership around 600 million, it stands to reason that many users would click over to Facebook’s careers site to find out how to become a part of it all.
But having to sift through nearly 250,000 applications is no small task, which may explain why recruiting managers recently told Universum that Facebook is a very demanding employer. The “best place to work” does not mean you have an easy life! Pirater Facebook pour s’y faire embaucher. Ted Zagat (Of Zagat Survey Fame) Joins Facebook To Work On Payments Business. Paul Adams, Googler Whose Presentation Foretold ‘Facebook Groups,’ Heads To Facebook. How to land a job at Facebook. Facebook received 250,000 job applications last year and is consistently rated as one of the best places to work. The company is especially looking for technical talentStrong applicants to Facebook "just get the social space," Thomas Arnold saysIn the end, the big filter is cultural fit (Mashable) -- So you want to work at Facebook, one of the world's hottest companies -- what do you have to get your foot in the door and get noticed?
It's not going to be easy -- you have competition. Facebook received 250,000 job applications last year and is consistently rated as one of the best places to work. And with Facebook's IPO around the corner, the competition for jobs is only going to heat up. There are plenty of ways to get noticed and stand above the crowd, though. What jobs are available at Facebook?
Ever since Facebook announced it was moving to a bigger office and raised $2 billion in funding, it has been ramping up its hiring. The Facebook interview process Standing apart from the crowd. Facebook's New Campus Has Retro Phone Booths.