Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ByteDance as 60% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.75 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Content Marketing Manager and Computational Linguist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Computational Linguist and Modérateur roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at ByteDance takes an average of 12 days when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Music Content and Community Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 8 days), whereas Computational Linguist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Three rounds within a week. HR interview, manager interview, and supervisor interview. Each round they will ask basic questions. Will have particular scenario questions like a very small case interview and ask for solutions.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ByteDance (Singapour) in Nov 2021
Interview
Recruiter is unresponsive and deceptive in recruitment process.
Interviewer has a suspicious attitude and is arrogant.
Good practice interview for me to learn how to deal with difficult people.
Overall, the vibe was terrible - wouldn't wanna work with these people.
I withdrew my application the day after my interview as I didn't have a good experience - a few days later they sent me a no-reply email to inform me that they rejected my application. Weird.
Overall, uptight first impression, with super hierarchical corporate culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you okay working overtime and long hours?
What do you know about mental health?
How would you deal with difficult stakeholders?
What is your proficiency with computer languages and SQL?
What do you know about TikTok?
Lengthy. Interviewers were pleasant but HR takes a while to respond. Expect more than 2 rounds of interviews. Initial call will be with the HR team, next would be the hiring manager and/or hiring team.