I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at ByteDance (Gurgaon, Haryana)
Interview
Very unprofessional to begin with. I applied online and got a call from the company's China HQ for an interview with the team in Gurgaon. I wasn't briefed about the role and the product they're hiring for on the phone. Either ways, I decided to go forward with the interview. Reached there on time and after waiting for 10-15 minutes I met the interviewer. She explained a bit about the role and the product for which they are hiring. Asked me to share my experience with her. Didn't ask any challenging questions. It was all what I have done till now. I asked her more about the role, but didn't get a any satisfactory response. After discussing my experience and the product she asked me to wait for the second round. I kept on waiting for half an hour after which somebody else came and told me to leave as the person incharge of taking the second round wasn't available.
I left and got a rejection email from their HR team in China a couple of days later.
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Multiple interview rounds. Recruiter was great, clear, answered the questions and pleasant. Hiring manager was the opposite. On a video call while driving in a car in China. As expected connection dropped multiple times and it was impossible to have a conversation. It’s clear this company wants Chinese leaders. Look at their leadership teams and recent lawsuits. Racism clearly thrives.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at ByteDance (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Feb 2025
Interview
Envio de questionário por email, em inglês, e entrevista com o gestor, em português. Entrevista fácil, mas algumas perguntas estão muito datadas e mal permitem ao candidato de fato demonstrar sua competência. Demora em passar um feedback depois da entrevista.
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Apelido de infância, qual o último livro lido, etc.
Had interview at Bytedance Singapore. Interviewer is so inexperienced and rude. He did not introduce himself, and keep asking business proposal for free. When I requested additional information, he just said he wanted to know my ideas. He did not understand my scope and experience, I felt like I was giving training to a newcomer instead of attending an interview. He was transferred from China to SG office recently. Suspect that they already have someone on mind to fit into the role, just run through the process to show that they cannot find candidate here. HR is also inexperienced, he did not turn on the camera during interview and sent out the interview link without putting the title of the interviewer.
