Human Resources applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources roles take an average of 56 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Human Resources according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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Talked to Recruiter and few other team members from the Beijing office. They were nice enough but all of them asked highly unprofessional and unethical questions like the inner workings, team structure, policy making, reporting line of my current company which is big tech.
Throughout the interview I felt like they were more interested what my current company is doing as oppose to trying to understand my profile. I felt very uncomfortable at these questions and gave very generic answers. It felt like they were doing market/industry survey masked as “interviews”. So be wary during interviews with Tik Tok!
Received verbal offer and the recruiter made few phone calls and insisted I share my current compensation which was again not normal. Few days later they rescinded my offer without even providing any feedback. Later I knew, they hired someone with half of what they initially offered me.
I am glad now that I didn’t join this company, given people are leaving and being treated like working machines with no work life balance and bad working hours.
Would never ever apply for Tik Tok again!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many reports does your current manager has? (unethical question)
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
Application Screening: Recruiters review resumes and cover letters to shortlist candidates based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role.
Initial Contact: A recruiter or HR representative reaches out, often via email or phone, to discuss the role, confirm interest, and gather basic information. This may include a brief phone screen to assess skills and cultural fit.
First-Round Interview: Typically a one-on-one or panel interview (in-person, phone, or video) with a hiring manager or team member. It focuses on your background, skills, and behavioral questions (e.g., "Tell me about a time you solved a problem"). Technical roles may include a skills test or coding challenge.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok in May 2024
Interview
Got to the third and final round (sort of). Recruiter screen, interview with hiring manager, interview with manager's peer, and third round with someone who I also believe was the manager's peer. It was a very drawn out process with weeks in between each stage and waiting to hear something. I never got the third round interview scheduled. The recruiter reached out to me weeks after my second round for my availability, we confirmed a time over email and she said she'd follow up with details, and never did. I had grown tired of the process so did not follow up. Recruiter seemed kind, but maybe overworked.
The interview process in tiktok is average, not too good nor bad, the invitation, hr interview and also user interview seems ok, there is also technical test for several position that available