I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2015
Interview
It took approximately a month from the time I submitted my resume online until a recruiter emailed me back with instructions on how to proceed. My interviews took place five days after I was contacted. I met with three service engineers, one program manager and the "as appropriate". I was informed the same day, unofficially, that I was hired, however it took another week before I got the official offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to read the output of a network packet exchange and explain what I was seeing
1) interviewer Joined approximately 20 min late to interview.
2) Doesn't have my updated resume.
3) Was not interested in going through resume prior to interview, which was openly conveyed to me in first couple of minutes.
4) Surprisingly, wanted me to talk about what is not in resume.
I didn't expect this from Microsoft. I still believe this is not Microsoft way. Please train your Individual contributors on how to conduct themselves in interviews, as they represent Microsoft.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Apr 2015
Interview
First got mail from recruiter from Microsoft, After that i had telephonic interview and then in person 3 round interview. Most of the questions are asked from networking and basic algorithm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is decorator. Questions about load balancing , BGP, sockets, ospf. etc.
Service Engineer II 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Service Engineer II roles take an average of 18 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 Service Engineer II according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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