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First Round : Asked about my favorite Microsoft product and how I would improve it. Also asked behavioral questions related to leadership, working together as a team, etc. Final Rounds: Questions were more of a resume deep-dive relating to how I would improve my projects, appeal to more customers, and trade-offs between focusing more on UI or functionality. Asked about some problems that I have experienced with my favorite Microsoft product. Product design question was about designing an ice cream truck for younger kids.
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Technical Program Manager Intern

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Jan 12, 2023

First Round : Asked about my favorite Microsoft product and how I would improve it. Also asked behavioral questions related to leadership, working together as a team, etc. Final Rounds: Questions were more of a resume deep-dive relating to how I would improve my projects, appeal to more customers, and trade-offs between focusing more on UI or functionality. Asked about some problems that I have experienced with my favorite Microsoft product. Product design question was about designing an ice cream truck for younger kids.

Questions: - Why do you like about technology? - Tell me about a time that you did something technical, whether in school or at work. - What drew you to Program Management? - Tell me about a situation where you had conflict with a group you worked with and how you handled it. - What’s your 2 strongest programming languages? - How are they different? - Explain recursion. - How would you design a kitchen? - Talk about an obstacle you had to overcome? - Why Microsoft? Next Steps: - Will take 3-5 weeks to get back to me
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Technical Program Manager - University Grad

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Oct 20, 2021

Questions: - Why do you like about technology? - Tell me about a time that you did something technical, whether in school or at work. - What drew you to Program Management? - Tell me about a situation where you had conflict with a group you worked with and how you handled it. - What’s your 2 strongest programming languages? - How are they different? - Explain recursion. - How would you design a kitchen? - Talk about an obstacle you had to overcome? - Why Microsoft? Next Steps: - Will take 3-5 weeks to get back to me

1) A complicated project that you managed from ideation to launch 2) projects that you dont directly manage but responsible for tracking progress 3) what is more valuable? Asking the right questions or being part of architectural review? 4) How do you get updates and make progress when the teams you work with are globally distributed? 5) how do you resolve conflicts with a team member?
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Sr. Technical Program Manager

Interviewed at Mastercard

4.1★
May 31, 2025

1) A complicated project that you managed from ideation to launch 2) projects that you dont directly manage but responsible for tracking progress 3) what is more valuable? Asking the right questions or being part of architectural review? 4) How do you get updates and make progress when the teams you work with are globally distributed? 5) how do you resolve conflicts with a team member?

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