Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.5% 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 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 45 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Program Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Did an on campus interview with them. Only had 30 minutes to talk to them. The first half was standard behavioral questions, then I was asked conceptual technical questions and 1 product design question.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jul 2016
Interview
One hour interviews with multiple people. No technical tests for this position, just process questions. Lots of time spent going over job requirements and organizational history and goals. Lots of focus on work styles and philosophy. Collaboration clearly important. A great deal of honesty about existing organizational challenges and potential areas of improvement.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA) in Oct 2016
Interview
On campus interview. I submitted for a general engineering role my resume and an interest form through my school's online job platform, and was allowed to sign up for an interview. Interviewed with an engineering manager, who asked if I was more interested in PM or SWE. He then slanted the interview towards a more PM role. I haven't heard back since the interview, and it's been a week and a half.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As a PM, walk me through the process of designing an alarm clock app