Project Manager Inter applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager Inter roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 58 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Project Manager Inter according to 58 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Skills test: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 3%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (El Paso, TX) in Sep 2019
Interview
I was interviewed through my university after a career fair that had Microsoft recruiters present. The interview email did not specify if it was for PM or software development and I had prepared more for the SD position and was very unprepared, but it was a fairly straightforward interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you explain the internet to a 5-year-old?
If you had a feedback system where any customer can input any comment, how would you sort those strings to determine what 3 tasks deserve highest priority?
Rec call followed by 3 back to back - face to face
Ask follow up questions, take time and answer only when you're ready to answer. Learn about the org inhand and dont make up stories. Be real !
Hiring Screen + Final Loop ( 3 Rounds)
Behavior + system design + case study ( Ask clarifying questions, go over background etc) - 30-45 min each round - 3 different interviewers. all go over your background and pick a experience to dive deep into
the interview process involved 3 separate interviews with different product/program managers on the same team. The interview was mostly behavioral, although there were a few curveballs (1 quantitative question, 1 difficult product design/technical question)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to choose between two options