Program Manager 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 69.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 60 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 45 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Program Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2011
Interview
they basically asked general questions about my interests and two specific questions:
describe a product u like in the market right now and how would u make it better
how would u design a webcam.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a product in the market right now, what do u like about it and how would u make it better.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2011
Interview
I first had a phone interview with the technical recruiter. She asked me some typical interview questions (why PM? why Microsoft?) and then gave me a scenario about prioritizing features. The interview was about 25 minutes. I got an e-mail the same day saying I was going to be moving on to the second round (on-site interview).
Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed with the on-site interview. I felt that the team that I was matched with did not align with my interests at all. I would say that first two interviews had typical PM questions, but the last three interviews focused on topics I was completely unfamiliar with. Overall, however, it was a good experience, but I wish I had been able to interview with another team.