Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 1 semana. Acudí a una entrevista en Microsoft (Redmond, WA) en jul 2011
Entrevista
I was contacted by a Msft recruiter for the position. She first contacted me by email to set up a 30 min phone inteerview. That interview was just generic questions about my job, my experience, visa status etc. Then she emailed me that the hiring manager will be taking a phone interview as well. The Job description was vague and I asked her for more information, she said I should ask my hiring manager when he interviews me. With the being manager phone call he asked questions on APIs, more questions on my work ex etc. When I asked him more about the job description he said it is a generic PM role. He asked me technical questions nd I told him I am into coding and wouldn't like to pursue such profile either. He said that's fine, this position is not that technical. Then I was contacted by hr to set upa full day interview at the Msft campus. It took 3-4 days to set it up. On the day of the interview I first met the hr person who had contacted me. She told me how my interviews were set up for the day and if I had any questions. I had 3 intereviews set up and a 4th would be with the gpm if required. My first interview was with their dev lead, and he kept asking technical questions on hash logic etc - which was weird but I went with the flow. The next 2 were pm interviews with one being about generic pm questions - like how would you prioritize features, write specs etc. The second was more on their product. After that the hiring manager went out and came back saying I was done for the day and I would be contacted later.
Couple of days later the hr contacted me saying that they wudnt be going ahead with me but would inform me if they had any other roles suitable for me. I was expecting that coz the nature of the interviews gave me an idea that it was a technical role which I had anyways informed them earlier I was neither qualified nor interested in such a role. What I was told in the phone interview and the role I was explained during the 1:1 inetrview seemed quite different.
But overall the hr side of setting up things and responding was fairly smooth and quick.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
How would you design Facebook from scratch if you wre Mark Zuckerberg?
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Microsoft (Hyderabad) en ene 2026
Entrevista
Not a great experience with interviews taking 1 month to complete. Despite ongoing communication, the role did not move forward, reportedly due to approval constraints. The overall experience highlights a gap in aligning internal approvals before progressing candidates to advanced stages.
Clearer communication and better alignment internally would improve the candidate experience
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Questions on Project Experience and Thought process
The interview process is grueling and I get why people do it but its more awareness, know that you'll spend an entire day and meet several people, so it's important to be mentally and physically prepared. Eat a good breakfast but not heavy stay hydrated. This was just for a PM role it's their standard process I imagine executive level is another thing altogether
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Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time you didn't agree with someone who was a stakeholder on your project and how did you handle that?
Very smooth, thoughtful interview process. It showed the recruiter really cared what I had to contribute and asked great followup clarifying questions. Would definitely recommend everyone try an interview with them even if it doesn't pan out.
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Pregunta 1
Name one project that you have worked on and tell us the outcomes?