I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Reno, NV) in Oct 2019
Interview
I applied online and received an invitation for a phone screen a month later. The person who conducted the phone screen was an analyst on a team. He asked me questions to gauge my interest in Microsoft and to learn more about my past experiences. Five days after my phone screen, I was invited to interview at their Reno, NV location. The super-day consisted of three back to back interviews. All interviews were behavioral. Two of them seemed to test for fit with Microsoft's culture. My last interview was all about my interest in Microsoft. I think I did well in my first two interviews but was definitely not prepared enough to speak about my passion for the company. I was able to recite the mission statement and had a few, not well known, reasons to want to work there, but the interviewer really pressed for why I wanted to be apart of their mission compared to other tech companies. The last interviewer recommended I read Satya's book and watch Netflix's Steve Jobs documentary to be more passionate about the company. I was rejected two weeks after my super-day. Overall, I had a good experience, everyone was very nice and Microsoft even reimbursed candidates for sightseeing!
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sept 2021
Interview
Great experience! Two rounds of interviews and mainly behavior-based. Each round you spoke with different interviewers in the related department for 45 minutes each. The first round was 30-45 minutes, the final was around 4 hours.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2019
Interview
It was smooth. Phone interview, after that face to face interview with 3 senior managers. They saw my skills more in Project management in IT. Did well but my skills aren't what they needed. Got feedback from the recruiter 2 weeks after the interview. They were all nice. Wished my skillets matched what they wanted
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basically asked what was on my resume
It was smooth. Phone interview, after that face to face interview with 3 senior managers. They saw my skills more in Project management in IT. Did well but my skills aren't what they needed. Got feedback from the recruiter 2 weeks after the interview. They were all nice. Wished my skillets matched what they wanted