Applied three weeks ago for a job at Microsoft via their platform. They had just posted the advert the day before. My application is still showing as “submitted”. Haven’t heard anything. They just reposted the advert on LinkedIn yesterday (shows posted a few hours ago). Should I just give up and lose all hope I will ever get an interview?

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Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Their HR reached out and asked me to fill some questionnaire a couple weeks after I applied. Then ghosted me for more than a week now after I submitted my responses. No idea what to expect with these guys

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That’s not nice. I really hope you get an answer and can get the job! Thanks for your response 😊

Take a look at the posting ID #, if it's different then I would apply to the "new" posting for increased visibility. Over the years I've seen several postings from the same manager for what looks to be the same territory/role.

As for timeline, your experience aligns with the 3 times that I applied and didn't get an interview, there was a bit more frequent communication when I was actually in the running. Microsoft is a sought after company to work for, any given role will have multiple highly-qualified applicants, if it doesn't work out this time broaden your contacts list and try again with a solid referral.

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Well, you were right. The application just updated to inactive “not selected”. Sad, but at least now I know...

Maybe you got filtered out by an automated system. Put more keywords in your resume and apply again.

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