I applied online. I interviewed at TikTok (London, England) in Mar 2021
Interview
Submit CV online (TikTok careers site) if they want to explore further then you get an e-mail asking for a 30-minute call. The call is with a recruiter who decides if you pass to the next stage.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at TikTok (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2023
Interview
The interview process was long winded and demanding. I was asked to do around 4 interviews and a final panel interview. On top of that, an assessment to present in the final interview that took the best part of a day prepare.
Following the final interview there was ZERO communication from the company. I contacted them at least three times to request an update on the process - was it still active, filled, finished...?
No reply, nothing. Over 3 months later, by which time I had gotten the idea that I wasn't who they were after, I got a GENERIC reply saying thanks for applying - not thank you for devoting your time to the interviews and working on an assessment and presenting it to a panel.
An absoultely horrendous experience. They're unprofessional, rude, and deserve to be avoided at all costs.
I'm delighted not to be working there. Rotten bunch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency based questions - give examples of a time when you overcame a challenge etc..
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TikTok (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
3 stages - Zoom with recruiter, Zoom with team manager, assessment followed by Zoom with relevant team. Very enjoyable but long winded and took around 2 months. However the calls were no longer than 30-50 minutes each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you approach a project following a model
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok (Dublin, Dublin) in Oct 2023
Interview
Attended online interviews.
Interviewed for an ID position in Dublin.
Made it to round 4. First 3 rounds were basically identical...same questions and interactions. Felt like a bit of a time waste but it is what it is. For round 4 had to prepare a basic task for which you had 15mins to present to the panel. Wasn't given 15 mins in the actual 4th interview (more like 5), followed by some questions and banter which was actually very friendly and relaxed. I was requested to share my project files with the recruiter for verification, which I did. I followed up twice regarding if the recruiter managed to access my files as I know sometimes certain portals are blocked by company firewalls. Never got a response.
Received a declination mail 2 days later.
What's worse is my requested files were never accessed or downloaded for verification as requested. I know this as the portal I used sends a notification to the uploader once the files are accessed. So what was the purpose of uploading my files then if they were in fact never gonna be verified or checked? Neither do I know if maybe there were download challenges on the recruiter's side I could maybe have rectified as they tell you to upload it via any portal. Alas, not a totally negative experience but being ghosted on questions isn't a pleasant experience.