Senior Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.3 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 Senior Project Manager roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 63 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 Senior Project Manager according to 63 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
Microsoft receives about 50K applications/resumes a year and usually it takes some time for you to get things rolling but they tend to be quick in pulling the trigger when they find the right person. I didn't have group interview but be prepared to spend the whole day going from office to office.
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Microsoft hiring managers are known for being very detailed and technical oriented so be prepared for whiteboard questions including coding. Another thing you will need to prepare yourself is "brain teaser" questions. They seem to love these type of questions because they will see your bain working in real-time.
great interview process with the team did a lot of whiteboarding and exercises with the rest of the crew this was a great process great interview process with the team did a lot of whiteboarding and exercises with the rest of the crew this was a great process
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great interview process with the team did a lot of whiteboarding and exercises with the rest of the crew this was a great process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
4 rounds of PM interviews. Quick scheduling, happened back to back within 2 days. The questions were around product design and thinking, with few questions on past work experience. If you follow a structured problem solving approach, you are good to go.
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Question 1
- Design a search engine for kids
- Design an online learning platform
Simple -- recruiter screening first, then hiring manager interview. After that, interview with four different people. One was a technical interview with lunch. The other was with a potential teammate, then the Principal Group PM and the Principal PM Manager