Sales Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Specialist roles take an average of 70 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Specialist according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
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1 HR behavioral interview. 3 interviews with different sales people from different teams, roles etc. They're looking for a fit for the company and then place for role is my understanding
just situational questions per teams. with two managers. very chill. some technical questions. but also priorization, what if questions, behavioral and situational questions. i can recommend it. it was about an hour
One interview with recruiter, one with hiring manager, and one with director (hiring manager's manager), all behavioural questions, about motivation or about cultural fit with Microsoft. First recruiter interview was mostly just a phone screening.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Microsoft? What is one thing you are most proud of in your previous role?