Lol this is very impressive interview experience in my life. I had first round interview with recruiter and second round with a TPM. Phone screening was ok, just regular questions for end to end program management. The TPM screening was a little bit interesting. First, interviewer opened a strong Tiktik filter in the zoom meeting, with fancy background and strong beauty camera filter lol. Second, our communication is generally smooth but I would say the oral communication of the interviewer was not that good. I believe this is the Tiktok culture, if you want to be a proactive contributor, probably you need to use strong beauty filter in your zoom meetings as well.

Despite preparing thoroughly and performing well in the interviews, I was told the “fit isn’t there.” It felt as though the process was just a formality to meet local interview quota requirements, rather than a genuine attempt to hire. It’s disappointing to invest so much effort only to realize the company hadn’t seriously considered fit before shortlisting.