J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Redmond, WA) en nov. 2013
Entretien
Went to on-campus career fair and talked to a recruiter about being a PM on a product group - they collected my resume. I never applied online or through university career website, but I received an email from a recruiter to set up a phone interview with very short notice (~18 hrs). I did that, not knowing for which position I was interviewing. During the phone screen, I was told that I was interviewing for Premier Field Engineer and was given a brief rundown of the position. Phone interview was 35 minutes with behavioral questions and one brain-teaser/logic question that took the majority of the time.
I received an email about 10 days later inviting me for an on-site interview in Redmond. Four masters students and four undergrad were all interviewing for same position, all with same first round experiences. Interview day at Redmond consisted of lunch and then four consecutive interviews. First one was extremely technical, second one was situational/business sense/case-like. The other two were extremely friendly conversations where no direct interview questions were asked. I felt I did extremely well on the technical interview and fairly well on the situational one. They were very interested in how I approached both technical and people-oriented problems. They were extremely inquisitive about my thought process and methodology. The second two interviews were interesting, both with senior managers who talked to about sports, video games, hobbies, the job, Microsoft, etc. The first two interviews were intense, the second two were easy.
I received an email and call after a week offering me the position.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Brainteaser/case questions regarding both technical and situational circumstances.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft
Entretien
Interview process had 2 technical rounds followed by manager round and director round.
Process got completed in a day in Microsoft office and it took another 2 weeks to release offer.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Design 2 node SQL cluster
Questions on virtualisation
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Charlotte, NC) en déc. 2019
Entretien
The whole process was very smooth!
Started off with a 30 minute phone screen with a recruiter. You must be ready to talk about your reason for Microsoft, also be ready to break down technical terms into simplistic explanations. Should they decide to move forward, you would be invited for an onsite interview.
The onsite consists of 3 very subjective interviews where you would be making a 10 minute presentation of any topic of your choice in one of the interviews. The reason I said the interviews are subjective is because I was expecting behavioral interviews but my first interview was fully technical. I also had to whiteboard (pseudocode however). I was tested on what was on my resume so be fully prepared to defend your resume in its entirety.
My second interview was where I did my presentation. My advice for a topic is one in which you can demonstrate technical knowledge and passion simultaneously. I knew my interviewer enjoyed the presentation and the rest of the interview was very smooth.
My third interview was a case study style. A lot of scenarios of working with clients and having to resolve issues. Tip: Utilize the whiteboard and show structured thinking in however you come up with an answer/recommendation.
Le processus a pris 1 jour. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Milan) en déc. 2019
Entretien
Due colloqui in sede a Milano nel 2019. Primo colloquio tecnico sorprendentemente discriminatorio: quando l'esaminatore ha visto la fede al dito ha detto subito: "Questo non è un tipo di lavoro per chi è sposato e magari ha figli". Secondo colloquio con manager in collegamento remoto molto piacevole e discorsivo (in inglese). Mesi dopo ho saputo che cercavano una figura meno tecnica e più commerciale. Inutile perdita di tempo, peccato.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Domande palesemente difficili al fine di non proseguire con il colloquio. Cercavano qualcuno privo di vita personale da mandare in lungo e in largo per l'europa a vendere prodotti mascherandoli per interventi tecnici.