Dreadful. After a first phone interview, I chased multiple times for a response and was told to 'be patient'. Miraculously in **4 months later** I got a callback and a video call was scheduled. The scheduling system is a mess, involving tentative emails from various people, replying to confirm, as well getting diary invites. Then came the video interview with the recruiter, who was 10 minutes late. Who's team had scheduled me an interview with the hiring manager directly after, seemingly without their knowledge. I was left with 3 minutes to prepare for that interview. After these two video calls I received no word, nothing, despite sending a follow-up, and then two chasing emails asking about the next steps. Finally, after three weeks of further waiting, I received an **automated** email late at night informing me I wasn't progressing in the process, with no offer of feedback. I at least would have appreciated a call or email highlighting some level of detailed feedback as to why I was unsuitable for the position. If this is an indication of the culture and the way they treat employees I consider myself to have had a lucky escape. It seems the left hand doesn't speak to the right hand at TikTok.

Recruiter screen → Hiring manager → Case + deck creation → Panel interview → Offer stage The interview rounds were structured and professional. The case assignment was clear, and the panel interview went smoothly, although a scheduled grandparent interviewer did not attend and there was no separate grandparent interview afterward. The experience changed at the offer stage. The level proposed did not match the scope discussed throughout the interviews, and the compensation presented was significantly below market for the responsibilities outlined. Requests for clarity on leveling criteria, compensation philosophy, and internal benchmarks were met with vague answers, making it difficult to understand how the offer was determined. The team seemed alright, but the lack of transparency and the large gap between role expectations and the final offer raised concerns about internal alignment. I ultimately declined.