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Data Center Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.6 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 Data Center Technician roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Data Center Technician according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 24%
Skills test: 24%
Personality test: 12%
One on one interview: 12%
Group panel interview: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
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It was a two part interview that honestly wasn't as hard as I had expected. They asked basic networking/ cabling questions and the second round was more b
ehavioral questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cabling basics, including types, fiber vs copper and distance
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON) in Jul 2024
Interview
First Technical Interview, will ask about servicing servers and experience in fiber optic cables. A team of 3 people was interviewed. Some behavioral questions and some technical skills. They will ask questions from the job description per your resume to know who you are. It took about 90 minutes to interview in my case. It was a learning experience for me. But took forever to get the results...
The interview process was completely remote with three interviews. There was one technical interview and two soft skill interviews. I received the result via email two weeks after the interview.
Brief, only a few technical questions. Most of the interview seemed very informal and was about getting to know me as a person. That being said, I was already familiar with the job scope as I was a vendor prior to the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the basic components needed for a server to run.