First round is a phone call with the recruiter; the recruiter was late for ~10 mins and there was no prior communication. During the call we realized they may not be able to sponsor but the recruiter said she needs to double-check with the team. 2 weeks later, recruiter reached out and asked for my availability of next round interview, which I provided. Two hours after I responded with my availability, a rejection email was sent to my email and saying they won't be able to sponsor therefore will not move forward... My advice to TikTok: build a more professional recruiting team; your hiring managers, recruiters, and recruiting coordinators (who work in China with >12 hrs time difference) seemed significantly misaligned throughout the process

Although the in-house recruiter initially said that the process from first interview to offer should only take about to weeks, it actually took over 2 months until the final decision and messages to the HR team regularly went unanswered. After the recruiter screening there were another 3 stages with different team members and managers. The first call with a peer contained a surprise test to be completed on the spot. The 2 interviews with leadership in China/Singapore were heavily focussed on processes and a bit rocky due to language difficulties.

There are a total of 5 rounds of interviews, consisting of HR, peer, manager, manager's +1 and HRPB. Interviews are conducted virtually via the Lark app. They will test on your chinese proficiency.