ByteDance interview questions

Misalignment of expectations of the interview it seems. Hiring manager expects an in depth understanding of their product and product differentiation between Lark and competitors. Typically first round of interviews involve an understanding of the candidate’s skillsets and behaviourial/situational questions. Here they expect you to pitch on the first call, different from an enterprise sales cycle where a discovery is first done to uncover pain points. Its not wrong, but just unusual and it would have been better if these expectations were laid out upfront via email so the candidate can prep better to make sure its a good use of both parties’ time Their selling style appears to be more feature oriented rather than value selling.

Had 4 rounds of interviews for a Product Marketing Manager position, after having a recruiter reach out directly. First round was with the Hiring Manager, second round was with the Market Lead, third round was with HR, and fourth was with the Regional Lead. Despite having spoken with the recruiter and go through to the final round, the result of the final round was shared via an automated email, not even by the recruiter I had been working with. Seemed extremely impersonal for a candidate who had spent so much time and was one of the final candidates. No reasons were shared regarding the outcome.