Operations Specialist 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 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Operations Specialist roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Operations Specialist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok (London, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are all the steps of a project from start to finish?
How do you deal with coworkers in different timezones?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok in Jul 2026
Interview
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to join tiktok
Do you have other interviews going on right now
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore) in Aug 2024
Interview
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.