Exceeding Expectations as a Meta Intern
Hi Taro Community,
I was really inspired by a recent discussion post on Taro regarding the key behaviors of a 'Greatly Exceeds' (GE) intern. I found Alex's detailed explanations and guidance very helpful, and I gained a much better understanding of the internship expectations.
Following up on that post, I would love to learn more about the key differences between expectations at the various levels for internship(MA, EE, GE). In particular, I was wondering about the main areas in which the expectations for Meets All (MA) and Exceeds Expectations (EE) differ?
The reason why I am asking is that I will be joining Meta this summer as an intern and would like to do my best to grow as much as possible during my time there.
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Discussion
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2 months agoTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course HeroSimilar to that other post, I recommend going through the L3 to L4 learning path which breaks down the evolution of junior engineers in great detail: Nail Your Promotion: Junior To Mid-Level (L3 -> L4)
Here's how it works in broad strokes:
Meets All
- Solid coding velocity
- Decent code quality that comes together in the last 3-4 weeks of the internship. Will still put out diffs that get roasted pretty bad occasionally
- Can solve tasks independently but needs a little hand-holding sometimes
- Lackluster communication
Exceeds Expectations
- High code velocity
- Good code quality that starts coming together around the midway point of the internship. Rarely puts out low quality diffs
- Solves tasks very independently, rarely needs hand-holding
- Good communication
Greatly Exceeds
- Extremely high code velocity
- Stellar code quality that comes together astonishingly early in the internship (like week 3). Almost never puts out a diff that gets a major amount of comments
- Solves tasks extremely independently, even those with high technical complexity and ambiguity
- Great communication with many well-written project updates
- Takes the initiative, creates some small scope here and there for themselves
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2 months agoHelpful TarodactylTaro CommunityHi Alex,
Thank you for providing such a detailed and comprehensive breakdown. This is super helpful!
I found it interesting that the standard for Meets All is "lackluster communication." Are you referring to a communication style that lacks clarity and effectiveness?
- 02 months agoTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course Hero
Back in my day, interns could still get a return offer with very few Workplace posts, non-proactive communication, and weak question asking. Meeting the Meta technical bar is already hard enough, so expectations aren't super high here.
