I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Mountain View, CA) in Jul 2020
Interview
The entire process was in a black box, and I never knew who I would be speaking with or what the interview would be about. In my opinion, it's a feature not a bug because they wanted to see who I am and what I really know.
All 3 rounds were behavioral interviews with some questions about industry and product sense. The interviewers were sharp and aggressive, but it's important to stay confident and voice your rationale when they seemed to "attack" your answers/decisions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think about the social media landscape in 10 years?
Mainly a resume walkthrough, then they dig deeper into projects of interest. You need to know your resume well - they ask a lot of detailed follow-up questions, you have to very familiar with your CV.
total 3 rounds, recruiter call, then
1. HM round, 2. Skip manager，3. Peer
second round get rescheduled and fast response.
most of them speak mandarin during interview
including BQ and case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you reduce false positives in our content moderation system?
They arranged 3 rounds of interviews with all team members, not the hiring manager. I felt like it was not the typical process because one of them said they were changing the direction of this role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A really technical case and how to solve the pain point.
Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 37% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 128 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at TikTok overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at TikTok as a Product Manager according to 128 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 16%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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