I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Setup through University Recruiting.
One on campus interview. Interviewer asked me what I am passionate about and asked me to design an app for it on paper.
Next Onsite. It will be 8 hours long and 5 rounds. Two junior level PMs, one engineer, and two exec level PMs.
Asked me to design systems on whiteboards and pointed out edge cases, which I had to address in the design. Last interview with the top exec and was very pleasant conversation about why I wanted to be a PM then design a product problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing really. Even if it comes up. Stay calm and take a moment to think about it. Always think back to the user and you'll be good.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Mostly tested on capability to think through. Hardly evaluate a person on specialized areas (unless that job is meant to be that way). They do ask situational questions to see whether u have the maturity to handle it. There is no right or wrong in many of these questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Singapur) in Jun 2011
Interview
I was approached by a recruiter for this position. There was a series of 1 hour interviews, with 6 different people and it is usually conducted via phone conference or live meeting. I was spoke with team members from EMEA, APAC and NA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was given a business case to be completed in a week by the hiring manager. During the interview, I was asked questions about the business case with a focus on managing customers' expectation and dealing with difficult scenarios. Project management questions are asked.