I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2022
Interview
Laid back - I was in a suit and tie, they were in hoodies and normal clothes. They were very personable and reasonable with the questions and it didn't feel like "stump the chump". They were looking for people with a baseline of networking and seems they felt confident they could teach the rest (which they did!).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal network interview questions like how does DNS work, what's my experience in Azure/cloud, OSI model for networking, how do troubleshoot connectivity, normal network engineer questions.
Teams call for an hour, technical exam, English interview with some numb nuts that asks cute questions how come you learned English and computer skills, and university you went to
Microsoft's on-site interview rounds are now done remotely. This process consists of 4 to 5 continuous interviews, held on the same day. The interviews are facilitated by two interviewers each.
Cloud Support Engineer 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cloud Support Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Cloud Support Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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