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Updated Feb 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Seattle, WA (took a day)
Quick interview with recruiter from outsourced company. She had little understanding of the position she was interviewing me for and just ran down a checklist of requirements. I never heard back, the only requirement I did not meet was years experience.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Jul 12, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Redmond, WA (took 1 week)
I had 3 phone interviews with various people on the team which was followed by formal inteviews which consisted 6 interviews- some were follow ups from the phone interviews. The last one judges for "fit" within company and culture. Interviews were relatively easy - maybe because I knew what I was doing and was well prepared. I enjoyed the fit discussion - got an offer a few days later and accepted.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Apr 6, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Redmond, WA (took 4+ weeks)
The first step was applying online, after which point about 2 weeks passed before I was contacted by a recruiter requesting a first phone interview. The first contact via phone was with the recruiter herself, which lasted roughly a half hour and was very high-level, general interest and experience questions.
After the initial interview via phone, I was contacted roughly one week later requesting a single phone interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manager phone interview was then scheduled about 1 week later, and in between the recruiter was quite adequate at contacting me and answering questions. The hiring manager phone interview was very much like the recruiter phone interview with some technical questions but more intensive and formal overall.
I was contacted a couple days after the hiring manager phone interview with news that the team was interested in having me come in. The soonest available date was about 2 weeks out, so I had some time in between where I did not hear much from the team at Microsoft. Finally, I was sent a packet of information via email to fill out before the in-person interview, and was given instructions.
The day of the interview was quite grueling. I met with 5 different people not including the recruiter, and each person seemed to test/focus on a different facet of my experience, skills, or personality. The first person I really clicked with: we talked over lunch about my experience, why I was interested in the role, and what I thought I could bring to the team. The second person was much more technical and asked specific task questions including abstract ideas and problem solving cases that might come up in the role I was applying for. This was the most difficult interviewer by far! The third person was a younger manager on the team, and he asked some experience questions and questions seeming to aim at personality traits as well as some technical questions - however, nowhere near as technical as the second person. The final person in the loop was brought in at the last minute and she was a senior manager on the same team. This person did not take notes or have a schedule to her interview, but asked difficult questions and was kind of 'cold' in general.
Looking back, I am glad I had the experience to interview, but I do understand why I did not get the job. At Microsoft, it is not enough to be a fast learner, you really need to be able to hit the ground running and if you do not fit the role 100% you will not get an offer. I had probably a 90% fit and they did not want to waste time ramping me up on the final 10%.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Apr 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Seattle, WA (took a day)
Interviewed with a Senior Product Manager, casual interviewer, but serious about your answers
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Oct 13, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Seattle, WA (took 2 weeks)
Interviewed at career fair with hiring manager. I was forwarded to the hr department of the group I would be hired into. After being introduced I had a brief call with the hr person. I believe this was a personality screening. I then interviewed with the hiring manager. The process went cold after that. I would like a "No" at least.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Oct 7, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took 1 week)
Positive coordination by staffing; spent the entire day interviewing separately with a new person each hour. Did not get informed that I did not get the position by anyone even though I made it through to the as appropriate manager.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Feb 27, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 6 weeks)
Microsoft conducts interview "loops." Generally you will meet with 3 individuals in the morning; each interview takes approximately one hour. If they like you, you will move on up the "food chain" and generally meet with another 3 - 5 individuals which will generally last the remainder of the day. In this particular interview, the team was remote so interviews were conducted via phone. Eventually, I was asked to come in and meet the hiring manager and local team.
While the interviews themselves were fine, the lack of responsiveness from the recruiter was frustrating. The recruiter said she would follow up within 10 days of the interviews. It took repeated attempts on my part over the course of 30 days to finally get an answer. I had discovered (through my own network) that the group I was interviewing with had suffered another round of layoffs and the position had been cut. Rather than come out and say that, I was kept on hold for over a month. It was a very frustrating process to say the least.
For a company that claims to believe in transparency, they are anything but transparent. It was a horrible experience and I would tell anyone considering Microsoft as a potential employer to keep looking; it just isn't worth it.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Nov 9, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2007 in Seattle, WA (took 4+ weeks)
Began with an on campus interview with an alum. Typical MBA level interview for a marketing position, and included a short case. Was invited to Redmond for second rounds where I interviewed with a total of 6 people in one day--all back to back. If the first few people like you, they will keep adding interviews with more senior folks. Really was not too demanding of an interview.
My advice would be to know marketing basics and be quick on your feet with cases and critical thinking, but the level of inquiry is not as demanding as consulting case interviews.
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Negotiation Details
Not a lot of movement on salary or stock, but was able to drive signing bonus up about 30% (which probably means I could have gotten more).
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted Oct 1, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2008 in New York, NY (took 2 months)
The interview process was ok with the Sr Manager of Digital Marketing himself calling to set up the interview. The interview lasted for an hour, was more of a pressure interview where they would ask a series of questions with an aim to gauge how much a candidate can take. I did pass the test, but finally didnt get the offer as they didnt want Masters candidate for the position..Wish they had decided before the process
Interview Questions
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Posted May 14, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2007 (took 5 weeks)
Had an inside contact, GM level that helped get my foot in the door. Interviewed by 5 different people, no trick questions, actually was pretty easy. I ended up working with all the people who interviewed me and they were very cool. Microsoft is a good corporation to work for, good pay and benefits, but they definitely make you work hard to earn them.
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Negotiation Details
Wasn't able to negotiate much, but the salary and benefits were great so I was happy with the offer.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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