I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Johannesburg) in Sept 2020
Interview
Great process that has clear communication, interview set up and feedback. Everything worked as communicated and all interviewers were really professional and asked great questions. You can also access the MS portal to track steps and upload your information.
First screening call with HR- max 3 mins: to verify you exist and detect any gaps with the job description.
First interview with one person- 30mins: HR this is the first real interview about skills vs job posting.
Second interview with panel- 30 mins: panel interview with hiring manager and some team extended members of your future team.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2025
Interview
TA Inverview: Had to submit three pages of pre-interview question answers via email and then had the screening interview, Then many weeks later told a new TA was working it and did another screening interview. So that's 2 screening interviews plus the offline screening submission. Moved to next round of 3 x 1:1 virtual interviews. Then ghosted. Finally saw in their system the job is closed, but did not even get the generic email so was very much ghosted.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Briefly summarize your resume/experience as it relates to this opportunity.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Oct 2023
Interview
Great interview process and very kind interviewer. Very well structured interview. The interview lasted a bit more than 1h including 10 mins for Q&A. I was very impressed by all the information they shared.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to join us? How would you grow Microsoft business?