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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University Recruiting involved a 30 minute on campus technical interview followed by a full day series of in person interviews in Redmond, WA. It was a long day of interviews but was a very positive experience. Questions were all design and behavioral based for PM positions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Montréal, QC) in Oct 2014
Interview
I was contacted after giving my resume to a recruiter at a University Career Fair. A 30m on-campus interview was then scheduled for two weeks after.
The interview was quite different than what I had prepared from Cracking the PM Interview. There were no behavioural questions but more questions about processes or software engineering.
I got a reply less than a month letter telling me I did well in the interview and would have been a great fit but all the positions were filled for the Summer.
If you apply for a PM Internship, I would recommend applying as soon as possible.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Applied through employee referral. The interview was face-to-face. The interviewer started by asking about my past experience. Then, most of the discussion was around designing an engine to predict the outcome of a certain cricket match. I started well but then got a bit nervous and messed it up. It was only after I got out that I realized where I'd gone wrong. Got a negative reply within a day. The overall experience was quite pleasant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design an engine to predict the outcome of a certain cricket match.