I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Skype (New York, NY)
Interview
1. phone screen (easy - they asked about competition) 2. interview with program managers (questions like - try to design the most intelligent fridge, etc... ) - they also asked about SQL.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design the most intelligent fridge (functionality, design, size, etc)
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Skype (Palo Alto, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
1, Recruiter Phone Screen
2. Skype Video call with Hiring Manager
3. Skype video call with the Engineering team member
4. 1st onsite round - 5 interviews. At end, hiring manager's boss joined from Redmond office via call.
5. 2nd onsite round with VP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not very hard. Based on experience /resume and some behavior based questions.
Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Skype with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Skype overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Skype as a Program Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Drug test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 13%
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