Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. La procedura ha richiesto una settimana. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Austin, TX) nel mese di mar 2016
Colloquio
I applied to Microsoft through a university held career fair and applying online. About a week later I heard back from Microsoft via email and was invited to a presentation the day before the interviews to ease our nerves. The presentation pretty much foreshadowed my demise for the interview.
On Microsoft's website, they advertised that the position of Program Manager does not require the applicant to be well-versed in programming. However, during the presentation we were told the exact opposite and to expect programming questions during the interview. Seeing as I was a mechanical engineer student and my weakest point is programming (data structures and such since those are not taught in my course work) this was leading to a train wreck.
On interview day, it was a pretty speedy process. The interview took a total of 30 minutes. The employees that held the presentation the day before are the ones interviewing in my case. As expected, the first question I get is a data structure question. Explained to the interviewer my position and lack of programming experience and was still dragged through those questions for an additional 10 minutes. At that point, it was clear from the interviewer's body language and facial ticks that I was no longer being considered for a follow-up. The interviewer then switched to product design since that was also expected in the position. Tried recovering the interview at this point since product design is my forte but the interviewer was very disconnected and disinterested in my responses.
Ultimately, the interview ended poorly from a surprise misinformation on their job posting. The interviewer also didn't make it any easier when I let them know my current position and their attitude through the interview. The whole experience left a bad taste for me and I probably will not apply to this company again unless approached and fully informed on their expectations in whatever job opening.
Domande di colloquio [1]
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Given a infinite list, how can you find and then remove the second to last element in the list?
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Hyderabad) nel mese di gen 2026
Colloquio
Not a great experience with interviews taking 1 month to complete. Despite ongoing communication, the role did not move forward, reportedly due to approval constraints. The overall experience highlights a gap in aligning internal approvals before progressing candidates to advanced stages.
Clearer communication and better alignment internally would improve the candidate experience
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Questions on Project Experience and Thought process
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Colloquio
The interview process is grueling and I get why people do it but its more awareness, know that you'll spend an entire day and meet several people, so it's important to be mentally and physically prepared. Eat a good breakfast but not heavy stay hydrated. This was just for a PM role it's their standard process I imagine executive level is another thing altogether
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Tell me about a time you didn't agree with someone who was a stakeholder on your project and how did you handle that?
Very smooth, thoughtful interview process. It showed the recruiter really cared what I had to contribute and asked great followup clarifying questions. Would definitely recommend everyone try an interview with them even if it doesn't pan out.
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Name one project that you have worked on and tell us the outcomes?