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 staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderābād) in Jun 2012
Interview
They looks at basic understanding of the filed that you will work . 7 rounds of interview from mid level to senior management folks in the company. they need revamp the interview process now . should bring a expert panel and incentivize the panel by linking their performance perks to actually hiring a great candidates to succeed in the new game break neck innovation and startup disruption.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
TCP IP. OSI reference model , troubleshooting models etc
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%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
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