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+ months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jun 2023
Interview
After application, it took 4 weeks to reach out to me. The HR telephone interview reassured all my inputs, informed me about the role, the team and department. 2 technical interviews followed before I had a manager interview. The technical interview were a real drilldown. Where the management interview was rather a culture, value and beliefs conversation. In the end I was not taken
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Question 1
+ What is an opinion you have most people will disagree with? + What values do you stand in for and what values do you expect to be lived in a team.
Three rounds with specific people, very detailed. Internal app you follow to provide all necessary info - quite seamless. Process time was average, not fast nor slow. They use 3rd part for all relevant background checks and it is thorough.
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Question 1
Questions related to the the expected role, prepare to provide strong examples of what you can do.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Praag) in Aug 2021
Interview
5 interviews, 3 with senior PM managers, 2 with senior/principal Engineering Managers. Everyone was super polite and respectful. Questions were very general very much related to my experience. Very few specific technical questions. Following the common Microsoft interview guides on the Internet helped in preparation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you handled a situation where you had to deep dive into an issue and how did you resolve it.