I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
HR Outreach & Scheduling
The process started with HR reaching out to schedule the first round. After confirming availability, the interview was set up.
First Round (with Hiring Leader)
Interviewer: Team Leader
Duration: ~1 hour
The interview focused on two main areas:
Past Experience: The interviewer asked detailed questions about my resume. The focus was on how I identified problems, built solutions, executed plans, and measured results.
Case Questions: The interviewer presented product-related scenarios tied to the role. For example:
If TikTok’s ad CTR is 30% lower than a competitor’s, how would you analyze the reasons?
If users want to change the background of their photos, how would you design the workflow as a PM for an ad product?
The case questions emphasized structured problem-solving and product sense rather than “right” answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If TikTok’s ad CTR is 30% lower than a competitor’s, how would you analyze the reasons?
I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (San Jose, CA)
Interview
First round with peer second round with leader. Asked about past experience, introduce product ill be working on and context and what would I do if I was the pm of the current product
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what would I do if I was the pm of the current product
Had a take home assignment and then a round of interview where the previous take home assignment wasn’t discussed at all.
Asked industry standard PM interview questions on Guesstimation, Product design etc. Was also drilled on my resume.
Take home assessment. Record a presentation on an AI project you did. Didn't actually get to talk to a human recruiter but doing the take home assessment wasn't too hard. Very responsive recruiter.