- Sarra Bounouh is a product manager at Meta. She previously worked at Microsoft and Accenture.
- For interviews, she emphasized the importance of mock interviews and role research.
- Bounouh advised preparing a list of questions to ask both leaders and hiring managers.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarra Bounouh, a product manager in Meta's Seattle office. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified her employment history.
I grew up in Morocco and moved to France after completing high school.
I studied applied mathematics at university and had a couple of career options.