Long. Took about two months. Met the hiring manager and the team. I was done remotely due to COVID. Video interviews. The people were friendly. It took longer due to the holidays. But I had check in with the recruiter after not hearing anything for over 2 weeks.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2020
Interview
The process took about 6 weeks from my first initial screening with a recruiter to my final interview with the hiring manager. I had 4 interviews in total.
1. Initial screening with the recruiter
2. Interview with peer director
3. Interview with peer director
4. Interview with peer director
5. Interview with hiring manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational questions regarding:
Handling of difficult customers
Diversity & Inclusion
Leading and coaching people
Topics covered in the discussion
Problem statement
Market share
Opportunities at hand
Competition landscape
Channels to reach end customer
Revenue model
Growth model
Cost structure
Roadmap and engineering plan
Engagement model
Solution landscape
Deployment plan
Go to market strategy
Metrics
Asks
Challenges
Corner cases
Expansion plan