I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Participated in Finance Leaders in Technology Workshop in early summer, which almost acted as an informal "screening" for interviews. At the end of the summer had a phone interview, skipping the in person interview because of the workshop. Phone interview was mainly behavioral with one broad question about the economy. Takes anywhere from a couple weeks to months before you know the date of your final round interviews because they need to find the right fit/role/team for your skills. Different teams have different interview dates.
Final round interviews were one full day at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, also called the "super day." This consisted of three back to back 45 minute interviews, lunch, and one final 45 minute interview afterwards. Consisted of one behavioral, one technical, one half behavioral and technical, and a very informal behavioral/reflective interview mainly regarding the interview process and the program.
Casual environment but challenging questions and some brain teasers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think about the current state of the economy?
How do you calculate Gross Margin?
Where do you expense depreciation?
What are the financial statements?
What would you need to consider before launching ________ product?
Should we be worried if _______ product gets really popular? Why might this be an issue?
Why Microsoft?
Why FRP?
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2024
Interview
The interview itself was fairly painless and had great interviewers. I wouldn't worry as much as I did going in and just be yourself and know what you are talking about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.What was a time you delt with a lot of data and how did you handle it?
2.When was a time you worked in a group setting and had an issue? How did you resolve it, if you did.
3.What is your favorite financial performance metric? Why?
4.Describe said financial performance metric to a person who knows nothing about finance and to a CEO.
5.When was a time you were shocked by the critique you were being given?
6.How do you choose which tasks to prioritize?
I interviewed for FRP in summer/fall 2021. The interview process was amazing and everyone was really nice and welcoming. First round was teams interview 1/2 hour and then superday with 3 1/2 hour back to back interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions, only technical question I got was regarding financial statements
I applied in-person. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Attended diversity event that had first round interview. First interview mostly behavioral. Attended super day in Redmond, WA. The interview was very painless. Interviewers wanted me to do well.
Finance Rotation Program 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 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Finance Rotation Program roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Finance Rotation Program according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 60%
Phone interview: 40%
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