I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (Singapore) in Sep 2021
Interview
Pros:
-Typical Chinese company with organised and efficient system, especially in terms of booking a time slot. As compared to other western companies, HR gets back to you very fast.
-HR very helpful and nice, someone from HQ.
Cons:
-Interviewer sounded overworked, and monotonous. I felt tired already after exchanging one sentence with the interviewer.
-Interviewer seemed like in a rush to finish the interview, the interviewer did a self introduction and spoke so fast that I have no idea what was just said.
-Didn’t seem to be interested in having a conversation with candidate. Entire process went like ask a question> answer >ok noted on that *immediately proceeds to next question* I have been to other interviews and the entire process felt like a conversation and exchange of opinions, and I believe that is how a proper interview should be conducted. Might as well use Hirevue if you are going to speak like a robot haha - more efficient and streamlined.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why PM?
An improvement to TikTok?
Strengths and weakness
Asked about past projects and did a short case interview as well. In each round, the interviewers asked me similar questions. Went through 6 rounds (including HR screening) in total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your past project and how you worked in a team.