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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Denver, CO Feb 2012 – Reviewed Feb 15, 2013
Interview Details – 3 phone interviews, one was highly technical. I was really glad I had technical reference materials handy for this part. Three on-site interviews were very intense, each 50 minutes long. They fed me lunch and said after lunch there could be more interviews after lunch. After lunch they said I was good to go and that was it.
Interview Question – There were a lot of questions about specific people issues like difficult customers and handling disagreements in groups. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I asked if they could do a little better than the initial offer, they came back with more and it was done. Painless.
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Irvine, CA Feb 2011 – Reviewed Feb 16, 2012
Interview Details – Best bring your A game, Microsof doesn't mess around when it comes to interviews. Even if you've made it to "finals days" you can still fail & many do. The process should feel more like a friendly discussion vs. an interrogation. You will be extensively questioned about your experience history.
Interview Question – What are some fundamental differences between Java & .NET? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Everything is negotiable including salary & title.
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Irvine, CA Mar 2008 – Reviewed Nov 9, 2010
Interview Details – Half a day, consists of 4 1-on-1 interviews
Interview Questions
- techniques for retrieving data fast from the web View Answer
- handling clients requests View Answer
Negotiation Details – Straight forward, got a bonus for accepting a low-ball which was a mistake
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Hyderābād (India) Jan 2008 – Reviewed Jul 6, 2012
Interview Details –
Got a call from a Recuiter - CV sourced from Monster
Setup Round 1 - Telephonic Round - Was very basic to start with but probed the limits of my understanding
Round 2 - Was called to Hyderabad and given a problem to solve . A panel discussion was conducted where I presented my solution and was probed on the same.
Round 3 - A call from a senior director - went into more depth around my solution
Round 4 - Another call from another senior Director - Mostly behavioural and attitudinal questions
Interview Question – Was asked to explain the appropriate solution to a business related problem Answer Question
Negotiation Details –
No Negotiation I was asked expectations and offered approximatly 80% of that-
Asked for and got a sign on bonus of the amount I was leaving in the last company.
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Aug 2011 – Reviewed Jun 12, 2012
Interview Details – The interview had 5 1:1s. There was a general interview, followed by a deep-dive session. Then, there was a hands-on coding session. This was followed by interviews with the hiring manager and director.
Interview Question – How does Garbage collection work in .Net? Answer Question
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Consulting at Microsoft
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2010 – Reviewed May 7, 2012
Interview Details – They asked about my experience, my interests and general questions.
Interview Question – Why Microsoft Answer Question
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2010 – Reviewed Jan 6, 2012
Interview Details – Tech phone screening from recruiter. Then more phone screening from 2-3 more people. Then in person interviews with about 5 people. 3-4 technical peers and 1-2 managers. Mostly are technical interviews maybe some whiteboarding, then they go into softskills.
Interview Question – Design an exchange solution based on this scenario.... Answer Question
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2010 – Reviewed Jan 16, 2011
Interview Details – Microsoft has various sourcers looking for candidates through different channels, so even if you don't make progress with some of them, you may still be a great candidate to another - it all depends who their internal customers and hiring needs are at the time.
Interview Questions
- Describe your work history over the past X years. Answer Question
- How comfortable are you in a management/leadership role? Answer Question
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Consultant at Microsoft
No Offer – Interviewed in Jul 2008 – Reviewed Apr 12, 2010
Interview Details – Very friendly phone call, asked a number of questions regarding my previous employment history and asked me to come in for a 1.1 interview and some written testing. The interviewer was very friendly, but business like, asked a number of questions about previous employment and asked permission to do a background check. I was introduced to several employees who worked in the same type of position. They were very easy going and friendly. Seemed to enjoy the work and the atmosphere of the office was very pleasant.
Interview Questions
- explain why I felt I was the best candidate for the job View Answer
- How would I rate my previous employer View Answer
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Consultant at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sep 2008 – Reviewed Mar 31, 2010
Interview Details – I showed up at the job fair after getting an invitation email for an interview. Day 1 was generic. That night we had a dinner. The next day I had 1 on 1 interview for which services department I would like to be in. I got an offer after the final interview.
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- What do you know about the division. Which specific services are you interested in. Answer Question
- Why do you want to work for Japan for an american company? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No.
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