Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 55 days.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Sep 2021
Interview
The first round interview was done by an HR person that asked a combination of behavioral and pm questions. The behavioral part was standard and the rest was product design and strategy questions. The interviewer would not accept clarifying questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
If someone came to you and asked you to design a kitchen, what would you do?
Was invited to interview directly to the hiring team without a phone call. Had a panel interview with the team member and felt it went well and received good feedback. However, was ghosted by the team and recruiter afterwards.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2021
Interview
Process had two interview rounds. One short interview with a PM from the organization and another with 3 45 minute sessions with several PMs, covering leadership, behavioral and technical questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Microsoft? Why tech? Tell me about yourself?How do you work in ambiguous settings? How would you improve your favorite Microsoft product?