Technical Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Specialist roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 Technical Specialist according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2025
Interview
interview with hiring manager, understand the role and talk about past experience.
4 rounds, 1 hr call and 3 rounds of onsite interview. Similar questions for 3 of the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a challenge you had with your team mates and how to overcome it
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hong Kong) in Mar 2025
Interview
There are Three rounds,
first round is a HR Screen
2nd is a video call with team lead
3rd is a video call with team member in same position
2nd and 3rd rounds are in parallel
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dubai) in Aug 2024
Interview
The process is made up of two 45-minute interviews, each consisting of behavioral and open-ended questions to test your alignment to the company's competencies.
Some questions may overlap but the interviewers prefer that you have a scenario prepared for each question and to answer using the STAR method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you received any constructive criticism before and how did you apply it?