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).
I applied online. I interviewed at ByteDance (Singapur) in Mar 2021
Interview
Supposedly 3 rounds, one round with HR after the submission of your resume.
The first interview was entirely in mandarin even though it was not written on the job description and neither was I informed by the coordinator that the first round would be in Mandarin. The rationale behind the mandarin interview is that the role will be liasing with Chinese counterparts frequently so proficiency is a must. There are other and better ways to test out proficiency and ability to pick up business mandarin
which is not the same as conversational mandarin. guess I can only blame myself for taking the chance even though I read that there's a chance of it being in mandarin on glassdoor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic interview questions,
What are the strength and weakness that can you bring to this job?
Thank you for sharing your experience here. We're sorry for the miscommunication that you experienced in your recruitment process, as we only hold interviews in languages that are explicitly listed as requirements for the role. We've shared your experience with our local team and will continue to work to improve communication about language requirements in the future.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance
Interview
Overall 30 minutes. Starting with self introduction. 2-3 questions regarding general HR/ HRBP knowledge. Mainly focused on previous experience/ internship and related “what if” questions. Wrapped up with questions about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a potential candidate receive an offer from another company and decide to cancel the following interviews?
Very smooth. The job is based Shanghai, and the human resource team has been very helpful. It's only an internship job so it is not too difficult. Overall great experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Quality Assurance Engineer?
What do you think you have done badly in the previous interviews?