I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
I had an internal referral which helped things along nicely.
After applying for the job, a recruiter reached out to me to schedule a quick Skype interview as I was remote. I then had similar interviews with peers and the hiring manager.
I was invited to interview onsite, which was a bit crazy for me because I had to fly internationally, but they absolutely made the most of my time. They covered everything from work to social and it was really nice to see everyone in both situations.
No crazy brain teasers here, it was all about prior experience, technical ability, passion and team fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For this role, deep technical knowledge is not really required but proficiency with the product needs to be demonstrated. A C# pattern question came up that, while I had recently used it, I had mostly forgotten how it was used.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Jan 2024
Interview
After submitting resume and applying I had 2 screening calls, one with HR and one with someone from the hiring team.
After, I had 2 with hiring manager, one discovery, one technical
Final calll was with decision maker for culture and fit
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience via examples of managing accounts, business development and managing the sales lifecycle
Key Account Manager 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 Key Account Manager 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 Key Account Manager according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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