I was contacted via Linkedin by an external recruiter about my interest in open positions at TikTok. Spoke to the external recruiter, and was then asked to take a Microsoft Excel skills test. Moved onto the next stage, which was to speak with an internal recruiter. Here's where things get weird. I had scheduled a time with the external recruiters (everything was done only through the external recruiters) to speak with the internal recruiter. The day/time of the interview, the internal recruiter doesn't call. Waited 30 minutes (the length of the interview), and nothing. Contacted the external recruiters asking about why no one called, and apparently there was some major HR crisis. They are insistent on rescheduling the 30-minute interview for the same day later in the evening. Internal interviewer calls me, and the call lasts maybe 10 minutes. Didn't even bother to apologize for the inconvenience. Then goes on to ask the most generic questions that the external recruiters already asked. You could tell this internal recruiter just did not care about talking to me one bit. Waited a week and heard nothing back so I contacted the external recruiters about the status of my candidacy. Originally, they were super responsive (within minutes sometimes), and this time I heard nothing. That was over 2 weeks ago. Reading everyone else's comments, it seems like a common occurrence that when they're done with you they just ghost you - even if they contacted you first. I understand that the company is growing rapidly, but a bit more transparency would be greatly appreciated.

When I applied for the job I received a call a few months down the line. I had 3 interview stages with the final one being with the hiring manager.