I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TikTok in Sep 2020
Interview
A lot of very quick interviews (5) that covered the same questions each time. Most of them happened with the team members from the Chinese head office so quite difficult to schedule. Not to delay the process any further, had an interview at 6am (UK time).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why TikTok, what TikTok advertising formats are you familiar with?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (New York, NY) in Aug 2020
Interview
All interviews were heavily focused on TikTok, the industry and product sense. Recruiter gave me a bunch of other potential topics to prep but every interview came down to these three. So much so that the conversations started to get repetitive.
Be aware if you have to interview with teams in China. Was asked some things that are definitely inappropriate/illegal to ask in an interview. They've clearly ramped up the hiring process very quickly and have missed a few things. Interviewers aren't trained/calibrated and recruiters are not aligned with hiring team. I had extra rounds inserted, never knew who I was going to be speaking with next, and prep from the recruiter on what to expect in each round of interviews was never accurate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why TikTok, what are some ideas you have for xyz area at TikTok, how would you improve the product
I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (London, England) in Jun 2020
Interview
1. Recruiter screen - standard
2. Hiring manager screen
Both interviewers were late with no apology. Hiring manager was extremely rude, took the video call on his phone, kept cutting me off before I could finish my answer. Well it's been MONTHS and I haven't heard from them after repeated follow-ups. Laughable..
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