Microsoft Discussions

Anyone interview for a final round Microsoft PM role (63,64) ? Would love to get some insight on the process and your experience

Any tips for interviewing with Microsoft? Happy to share any relevant info via DM

Anyone who interviewed recently for Microsoft Program Manager role? How many rounds? Salary range for Redmond?

Has anyone interviewed at Microsoft for a Program Manager II role recently? I have my final round tomorrow and wanted to see if anyone had any tips or advice!

Went from not hearing back from postings for months to having onsite interviews with Stripe, Box, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon in the past three weeks. Hiring is definitely picking up and I’ve regai… more

Any Tech folks who applied at Microsoft ? Is applying through their career website the best and recommended way in case I don’t have anyone to give a referral?

Have been waiting for a referral before applying for a position at Microsoft. But the position has been open for ~2 months so I'm afraid it will disappear any day now. Just apply then get referral… more

Wanted to share about my job search experience, and happy to answer any questions. Over the last 18 months interviewed with the following companies and failed - McKinsey, BCG, KPMG, Oracle, Google, In… more

Recently with help of fellow fish mate, I got referral for a position at Microsoft, I was pretty much excited and was preparing for the interview, but my c.v didn't passed through and I got rejec… more

I work at Microsoft, and I'm currently interviewing to join another team internally. Is it possible for my current manager to get involved in that decision and stop it from moving forward?

Has anyone interviewed with Microsoft for a Program Manager II role lately? If so any tips or advice, I have mine coming up this week!

Anyone here at Microsoft and is aware of hiring process can comment or willing to chat? I have found 2/3 roles and have interacted with hiring manager for 2 roles. Both like me and want to do intervie… more

Anyone works/interviewed with Customer Success at Microsoft PromoteIQ willing to chat? Got a phone screen invite. Thanks!

I would love to work on cloud security product management at google, Amazon or Microsoft as they are the major cloud providers currently. I am on identity management consulting and have experience wit… more

How is the coding interview looks like for a data Scientist role in Microsoft research versus other teams at Microsoft? What about other parts of the technical interview?

Anyone knows how the coding interviews levels are compared to each other across Adobe, Amazon, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Google for a data scientist role? Any insights?

Hello!! I am about to start my last round of interviews at Microsoft for a non technical role. Can anyone share tips to prepare or open to connecting via Fishbowl chat? Thanks!

What’s the phone interview for Microsoft like? Are we expected to code a full solution? What sort of language are we allowed to use? Is it acceptable to just explain the algorithm and write pseudo cod… more

Have an interview via Microsoft Teams on Friday. Ok to take from my corporate laptop?

I'm invited to interview for a Cloud Solution Architect position at Microsoft. What base salary, bonus, and RSU should I target for? I will bring 7 years of experience in Analytics on cloud.

Does anyone have experience interviewing at Microsoft? Can you walk me through the process?

Have an interview with Microsoft tomorrow for a technical consulting role. Any advice 😭

Had an interview with Microsoft that I didn’t do so well due to lack of sleep from taking my sister to the hospital for my nephew to be born. Yay!! But not so fun interview...
I know that I’m qualified… more

Interviewing at Microsoft and they are doing a centralized interview in 1 day. Essentially I will have 4 straight hours of interview with a 15 minute presentation. Does this sound normal for Microso… more

Hey all, my brother just scored a tech lead interview for Microsoft. What are the current questions being asked and what are the live skills he needs to demonstrate? Any advice is welcome! Thanks e… more

I recently met with a recruiter at Microsoft and really hit it off with her. She scheduled me for an interview with the hiring manager on the following Monday. (Yesterday)
Husband and I are staying at… more

What are some good interview questions to ask the interviewer to ensure the role and company is a good fit? Starting my 2nd and 3rd round of interviews with a FAANG and Microsoft. Happy with my curren… more

Amazon Tax?
Does anybody know if the teams are working remotely and if so how long the positions will stay remote? Is Amazon considering long term remote like Microsoft? I’m interested in applying to a… more

Any tips on how to get an interview for tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon or Facebook? I tried to apply online and have been ghosted.

If you’ve interviewed via Zoom/WebEx/Teams etc. recently, did you use your personal computer or work computer?

My personal laptop is old and the camera is nowhere near the quality of my work laptop. Is it crazy t… more

Any folks who have had success landing interviews at Microsoft care to share tips/tricks based on experiences?

Any way to get connected to Corp Strategy recruiter at Microsoft? Having been applying for a while but getting zero traction

Just a friendly tip/reminder from a hiring manager: please please please PDF your resumes. It’s not safe to assume that everyone has Microsoft Word, especially if you are applying in tech.

Hi Fishes! I'm thinking of applying to Microsoft in the Seattle area. Any team recommendations? Some things I care about: high growth, impact, documentation, working with smart people, pay. I have… more

Is it an automatic rejection if I pull out a Mac or IPhone during a Microsoft interview or a surface pro or a Windows machine during an Apple interview?

has anyone interviewed at Microsoft or Apple? If so, what was it like?