The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne) in Jan 2021
Interview
I’ve interviewed twice with microsoft in the past 2 years and both experiences were woeful. The recruitment team were great but the next stage of meeting the Hiring Manager was lacklustre. Each time the HM was disinterested and had an air of “I got the job at Microsoft so therefore I am superior”.... the last interviewer didn’t even know when I was asking a question and would just nod. Or cut me off half way for another question. These interviewers are the same people the market has to deal with. Clients, partners and sub contractors see, feel and hear this same arrogance in commercial conversations with Microsoft and roll our eyes swapping narratives. I wouldn’t apply again based on recruitment experience and the poor feedback I get from the market. Wake up, guys - there are other cloud and platform providers dominating the market that treat people a lot better than you.
Normal interview process - 3-4 times of interviews. 1 with hiring manager, 1 with peer, 1 with M2 manager.
There was not project, skill-assessment type projects before the interview.
After submitting the resume, everything was set up pretty quickly compared to other normal process from other companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how would you operate without having prior experience in sales domain.
was amazing would highly recoommed this to someone else seeking the same opportunities and growth. Also was a smooth process from start to finish, nothing made me feel uneasy. hope this helps
The interviewers asked me some challenging questions about my previous work experience. They mostly focused on education and my previous job. Overall the process was ok but I wouldn't do it it again
Sales 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 46 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 Sales according to 46 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 1%
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