Public Policy Manager applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Public Policy Manager roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Public Policy Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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3+ months of my life down the drain in the most bizarre, misleading, brazen abuse of good-faith interviewing that I have ever experienced as a professional. Interviewers constantly stalling, scheduling for "just one more interview," and then they will ghost you for half a month and appear out of nowhere as if nothing is wrong. Out of meeting 5+ people across separate and sometimes repeat interviews, almost every single person was a pleasure to speak with. Unfortunately, the organization/hiring manager had absolutely no clue what they wanted and took it out on the candidates. Very bizarre policy direction in general. I also wonder if they were using interview assignments to get free labor. Shady practices that take away from the generally nice, competent people that they do hire. If you're going through the process, absolutely continue to do so... just don't trust them or give them benefit of the doubt until there is a signature on a document. Even then I would wonder.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very run-of-the mill public policy interview questions, probing your network/connections, broad policy stances, and situational questions about the topics du jour.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok in Jul 2025
Interview
Screening interview with HR, plus 4 additional topic interviews with the future team, including a final interview with future manager. NO RESPONSE whatsoever, just silence, even after politely asking HR for updates on the process.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok (Washington, DC) in Jul 2025
Interview
The interview process was straightforward and took about two months. It started with an HR screen, followed by a hiring manager interview, and concluded with an interview loop with three senior leaders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to join TikTok at this moment, given the current geopolitical environment, and how do you navigate ambiguity in such a context?