Paid flights, accommodation, free meals and drop-ins from VIPs including Hillary Clinton are all part of Sam's new full-time role starting in February.

After completing an internship with the social media giant last year, the computer science graduate was offered a spot in the highly competitive company on his second last day.

"It's a really good company with some of the top people in the world, everyone's really switched on," he said.

"It's really good to run into the CEO of an amazing organisation just over lunch."

Sam will enter Facebook's boot camp at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters where he will spend six months rotating through different teams with the intention of trying out different areas of interest.

"Facebook doesn't really hire for positions; I get to work with different teams with the expectation I'll gravitate to one," he said.

"I like how they do things, they're very open and transparent, like most Fridays [CEO Mark] Zuckerberg will hold Q and A sessions where employees are encouraged to ask hard questions."

The 24-year-old's interest in the company was sparked by a presentation from former UOW student and Facebook employee Cooper Lees.

Sam's advice to other aspiring Facebook employees is to start early.

"I really wish I got onto trying to go the US earlier, even first year students should try to contact companies to see if they'll take you," he said.

"Do it before you graduate, the visa process is a lot easier."