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Microsoft interviews FAQs
Lead Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lead Program Manager roles take an average of 4 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 Lead Program Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 13%
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The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2009
Interview
Lots of questions around managing projects and various development methodologies, specifically Scrum Also since this was a manager position, there were several questions regarding managing employees, poor performers, etc. Several design questions too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you create and launch a beta for office 2010?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Santa Clara, CA) in Jul 2011
Interview
Applied online and worked with recruiter. The interview process took about a week, with 2 phone interviews and an all-day interview loop 30-45 mins per interviewer (total of 5 people)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programming questions - differences between various sorting algorithms and asked to explain advantages and disadvantages with each. General business problem solving questions. How to tackle difficult employees, etc