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      Technical Recruiter Interview

      Aug 30, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok

      Interview

      The negative reviews are pretty spot on. From my interview experience, the recruiting team at TikTok come off extremely judgmental especially if you do not speak mandarin or are from China. For starters, the recruiting coordinators don't tell you who you're meeting with and ignore your emails when you follow up to ask. Also because of Covid, all interviews were on Zoom and both interviewers I met with chose distracting virtual backgrounds. The interviewers I met with didn't speak english fluently so it was very hard to understand and follow along. There were multiple instances where there was clearly miscommunication because after I answered a simple question, the interviewer stared at me and said "no that's not what I asked" ??? Overall , this was a very odd and negative candidate experience. I would not recommend TikTok to other recruiters who are thinking of joining.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about your experience.
      1 Answer
      4
      avatar
      TikTok response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing your experience here. We truly apologize for the issues you experienced with communication and responsiveness, and we will relay your feedback to HR so that we can improve our recruiting process. Please know your experience is not representative of what we strive for as a company, and we hope you consider applying for other positions at TikTok in the future! For now, feel free to reach out to us at global-oc@tiktok.com with any additional suggestions you may have.

      Other Technical Recruiter Interview Reviews for TikTok

      Technical Recruiter Interview

      Dec 4, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at TikTok

      Interview

      HR scheduled multiple interview rounds with varying questions, including sourcing methods. Some interviewers displayed rudeness, creating a challenging experience despite the structured process. HR scheduled multiple interview rounds with varying questions, including sourcing methods. Some interviewers displayed rudeness, creating a challenging experience despite the structured process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your salary expectations?
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      Technical Recruiter Interview

      Oct 13, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Sep 2023

      Interview

      1st call with a Recruiter 4 Recruiter: ~15 minute call that asked basic questions to get a feel of my previous experience. 2nd call with the Hiring Manager from Tik Tok: half hour call and went in depth about things on my resume. I actually had time to describe my process and the interviewer was engaging enough. I was able to ask questions and got a feel about the team and culture over at Tik Tok's SJ office. 3rd call was a video chat with another manager on the team. The interviewer asked me specific questions on my resume and gave me a couple of situational questions. Interviewer wanted me to go in depth about my sourcing techniques which was weird because it felt like they were only trying to get this information out of me. Overall the conversation went pretty well and they informed me about next steps. However after this they completely ghosted me. They use an external contracted recruiting coordinator that does not reply sometimes. Terrible.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about your sourcing techniques.
      Answer question

      Technical Recruiter Interview

      Mar 24, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Nov 2022

      Interview

      Was chaotic and felt disorganized. Little communication around role and expectations. While the team was friendly, I felt they were stressed and uninvolved. Was not something I cared to follow-up with.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is a typical requisition load you manage?
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