Category Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.5 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 Category Manager roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Category Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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A three stage interview process. Initial call from recruiter and two interviews with line manager and senior team member. One competency based interview and one on the alignment of experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
Fairly easy, had two interviews both online was only 30 minutes and situation task based , was a positivité experience overall, never heard back so assuming I did not get the role
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
straight forward. they asked many questions about my past experience and a few specific things to the role. they shared with me the job description and their expectations for the new hire and I asked my own personal questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe a time when you had to make money making decision and there wasn't a leader around for you to bounce ideas off of.