Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. La procedura ha richiesto 2 mesi. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Redmond, WA) nel mese di nov 2015
Colloquio
45 min phone / on campus screen (depending on if you're a college hire)
3-5 back to back interviews. everyone has 3 interviews. the 4th and 5th are as appropriate. first 4 interviews are product design based, the 5th one is with a higher up PM and that's just more gauging fit.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
- tell me about a product you like, how can you improve it, why
- design for me a tablet that will be at every seat in a stadium of a football game
- explain the PM position to someone that doesn't get it
- 3 step design problem, but basically design for me a tablet that will be used in taxi cabs. You decide the features, scenarios, and users. and then storyboard from there.
- design a tablet thats sole purpose is to play sudoku
- now tell me how you would implement the sudoku logic software in the tablet
- now write out UML diagrams for the classes of the sudoku game
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
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
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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Domanda 1
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.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Name one project that you have worked on and tell us the outcomes?
