Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ByteDance as 25% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.75 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Community Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for CCM Specialist and Community Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at ByteDance takes an average of 10 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for CCM Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 10 days), whereas CCM Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 10 days).
Application Review: The HR or recruitment team reviews the applications to filter out those that don't meet the basic qualifications.
Screening Call: A brief phone call or video interview to confirm the candidate's interest and fit for the role. Basic questions about the candidate’s background and motivations are asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Why do you want to work here?
What do you know about our company?
What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
Where do you see yourself in five years?
1 hard question and background about the resume. Went for an hour. Platform wasn't great as it didn't come with all the libraries. They were installed but needed to be loaded.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at ByteDance in Aug 2021
Interview
The interviewer looked really tired and impatient. The interview was long - lasted 30 minutes but in the end he didn't say anything about the next step - which meant I failed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a company that you know that is successful in entering overseas market.