I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in Oct 2016
Interview
My resume and portfolio were recommended by a Microsoft intern in August. I was contacted in early October informing me that they would like to have a phone interview for the Garage program. The call was about 45 minutes and the recruiter was very kind. She asked me to talk about my portfolio and my design process. About halfway through the call, she informed me that she was definitely interested in sending me through to the final round.
The final round was in the Vancouver office of Microsoft. It was half a day and consisted of one 15 minute portfolio presentation followed by 4 back-to-back interviews. 3/4 interviews had a design challenge and the were all very focussed on the design process. A week after the interview, I got an email from the recruiter who asked to schedule a call for the following morning to "talk about the interview". When she called in the morning, she told offered me the internship.
The interview process for the Designer position in Oslo is structured to assess both creative ability and team fit. It begins with an initial screening call to discuss your background, interests, and alignment with the role. If selected, you'll complete a design task to showcase your problem-solving and visual design skills. This is followed by one or two in-depth interviews with team members, where you'll present your portfolio, walk through your design thinking, and engage in collaborative design challenges. The final stage includes a cultural fit interview with leadership to ensure shared values and vision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About yourself stay here very honest and talk also about hobbies
The interview was extremely thorough be sure to answer in star method. Make sure you know your case studies front to back because you’ll be asked about them. No matter what happens, be yourself
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
Why do you want to work here?
Recruiters were incredibly slow at communication (and really unhelpful with preparation), interview process was unnecessarily long, and an interviewer was particularly hostile, standoffish, and condescending. The end-to-end interview process was draining.
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Question 1
Was asked a significant amount of behavioral questions