I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bucarest, ) in Mar 2021
Interview
3 meetings online, they were mostly on Teams.
The last meeting was an online assessment, where I had to discuss for about 30 minutes with a different person.
The whole assessment took 4 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Microsoft? Why would you like to join the company?
Applied through a referral. Met with recruiter then did three back to back 1:1 interviews. The hiring manager and team were professional. The interviews felt more conversational, which lowered typical interview anxieties.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult customer.,
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dublino, Dublino)
Interview
4 interviews in total, 1 fairly simple technical interview about Microsoft Cloud, 1 behavioral interview. It was easy because my past experiences matched their expectation for the job. Try to show technical curiosity, they are looking for technical personnality for this position. Be carefull about the salary negociation, Microsoft Dublin tends to have a low range of salary compared to other competitive company. Dublin is an expensive city. Think about your base salary and the bonus on top of it and stock options. Always negociate higher than what you expect because the job is demanding and you will regret it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Microsoft? How do you manage your time? Tell me about you and your background? Why this role?