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 through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Peking, Peking) in Dec 2016
Interview
One week after I submitting the resume, there was a telephone interview from talent source for some general questions. At the same week I got an face-to-face technical interview from the employer department, which I failed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to separate 3 barrels of 8L oil, providing you have 3 empty barrels and endless oils? (I forget the capacity of barrels)
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2017
Interview
I got 4 back to back interviews and I didn't get the offer. I guess one lunch interview where I got pushed around a lot and it didn't go well. Didn't get any feedback. Normally, if there are 5 interviews, the candidates will have an offer.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Explain and teach something I don't know (White Boarding the whole concept)
You are a PM for a solution that will engage waiting customers at the high end restaurant. Come up with
1) Business Case
2) Customers Segment
3) Customers persona
4) Feature List
5) Wire Frame diagram
6) User Stories
7) Project execution and RoadMap
(this was my lunch interview, white boarding)
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2016
Interview
It was a half an hour long face to face interview. Few behavioural questions were asked and a programming question was asked in the end. The interviewer was very humble and nice.