I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok in Jul 2020
Interview
Applied through and set up an initial screening through LinkedIn. Lucky for me, my recruiter was AWESOME - she was so kind and really sold TikTok for me. I got a response from a different recruiter the following week about a zoom interview with the manager.
The manager was so rude - maybe its because product managers are known to have less professional communication and leadership skills because they're all techies. He clearly didn't know how to uphold a professional front. After answering every question with a detailed description, he would immediately question me as if he wasn't paying attention to anything I had said for the past 1-2 minutes. "So... your project was successful, right?" "So you're telling me you did this, then that, then this happened". Um.... yes... I didn't even know how to respond to that, but I just replied "Yes!" with a dorky smile lol. Basically, he made me feel incredibly stupid after every answer. If I knew it was going to be like this, I wouldn't have gone into professional mode and just keep the responses simple with a boring tone.
And of course, didn't get a response back. Was so turned off by the way he presented himself that I wouldn't even want to work here. Also learned that I shouldn't even apply to a tech team because they really don't know how to communicate. Probably would've been a different experience if I applied to a different team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you failed and how you dealt with it
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok in May 2022
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn. Scheduled a screen and then interviewed with hiring manager. More behavioral type questions, very straightforward. Both recruiter and hiring manager were very friendly.
Phone chat with a recruiter
Video call with Hiring Manager
3 separate video call interviews with different team members
The interviews were easy, only one of them was not prepared
I thought this process would move fairly quickly since this specific Operations team is in desperate need of people but it was a waste of time
I think the most upsetting part is not getting a rejection letter or offer letter and them not being transparent and providing 0 updates in general
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
average project management questions / behavioral questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Aug 2020
Interview
Was recruited through LinkedIn. Recruiter took a long time to schedule the interview. Moved on to second round with Hiring Manager. He immediately seemed disinterested in me (felt racially motivated or sexist) in my opinion and downplayed my previous accomplishments. He questioned each of my responses as if he didn’t understand what I told him.