Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at TikTok with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 19% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at TikTok overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at TikTok as a Program Manager according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Phone interview: 31%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok (London, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
Fast process, I got to the final interviews in 1-2 weeks, had 3-4 rounds
Got feedback on being rejected as a second best candidate, but they were looking for someone to start quickly as it was a fixed-term contract
Applied -> Phone screen -> Manager Screen
Did not end up getting past the manager screen, but it was overall nice conversations around the role, past experiences, and going over the program management process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any familiarity or use the Tiktok Shop platform?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TikTok (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2025
Interview
four rounds behavioral: recruiter, team lead, org lead, other team lead and an oa. the process too around 2 months, hr was very slow at responding and the process was pretty unstructured and unorganized.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at TikTok
Interview
Recruiter call from local HR - checked for previous experience and the salary expectation. After recruiter call, another coordinator will arrange the interview with hiring manager and shared some prep hints.
Hiring manager call from China
Waiting for a whole week to receive feedback after the Hiring manager's call.