Special Projects applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Special Projects roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Special Projects according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied through a recruiting company, where they would call me about the opportunity and schedule a 30 minutes interview. The interview mainly focused on why I was interested in the role and how I would fit in well with the role. The interviewer would also provide us with a scenario that we would have to reenact.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TikTok in Dec 2024
Interview
- 1st round with a business analyst (not from SP team)
- 2nd round with another business analyst (not from SP team)
Interview questions mainly based on my self introduction, more focused on how would I think about a business problem and how can I look at business from different aspects.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
1. Self-introduction
2. What do you think TikTok is lacking, and how would you optimize it? (Follow-up questions will be based on your answer.)
3. If you need to launch a project but other departments are not cooperating, what would you do?
4. If your boss decides on direction A, but you know direction B is better for the company, how would you handle it?
• Self-introduction
• Experience in user research
• Experience in market research
• If you were to optimize the TTS product page, how would you analyze it?
• A major project you have worked on, the blockers you faced, and how you resolved them
• The differences between TTS and other e-commerce platforms, and your understanding of TTS
• Your career goals for the next 3-5 years
They asked to make a video of live streaming which I thought was odd and irrelevant to the role, however it's very relevant to the company. Overall it was a positive experience and is recommend anyone to try it
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Highlight accomplishment in my last role and what I did to achieve it