Design applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2 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 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Gave an introduction to the process and introduced me to different team members, very casual. This first interview was just 1-2 hours, after they wanted to invite me for a 1 day long interview session where they could see if I fit into the team. Not everyone were invited for the day long interview session. I was invited, but declined because I decided to pursue a position in a different city.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON) in Nov 2017
Interview
Call with recruiter, followed by phone screener with art lead. Then, in person interview: 3 hours. 6 people. 3 one hours interviews - 2 people per one hour interview. back-to-back.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
About one week after submitting my application, I got an email to schedule a phone screening for the following week. The call was very brief and the interviewer did not seem to know about the position. He just went through all of the listed requirements in the job posting and asked if I had experience with each of them.
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Question 1
Do you have experience with user experience design?