I am not in the market or looking for employment as I am a private consultant and have been for more than 5 years. Recruiter called and convinced me to interview the following week saying it is interview finals and decision will be made quickly. I accepted and interviewed. The interview did not seem serious from the start. 3 people each between 20 and 35 minutes each with not much questions. No interview by hiring manager. I sensed this was a waste of time. They probably already had someone to give the job to and wanted to stage some fake interviews for their internal auditing process. This is shameful as it plays on people's emotions and expectations and shows no respect or regard!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were general about experience in the Microsoft Cloud and nothing like the Microsoft interview questions I was used to from 18 years ago when I joined the company. At that time, I had three waves of interviews over three days. In one of these waves, I was flown to Redmond for to meet with 6 people on the team I later joined. So sad to see Microsoft change the way it did!
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Kornwestheim)
Interview
The do ask basic Cloud Technical questions but their mostly focused on Customer facing, learn about customer obsession and sales channels. I lost the opportunity coz i didnt fair on well on the Customer Facing Interview
The onsite interview went really well overall. It consisted of four back-to-back 30-minute sessions, each with a different interviewer, which kept the energy moving at a good pace. The format was standard behavioral questions — think "tell me about a time when..." style prompts — so it was a comfortable structure to work through. Everyone I spoke with was genuinely warm and welcoming, which made the experience feel much less stressful than a typical interview loop. For an intern role, the process felt thorough but fair, and left me feeling positive about the team culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you had to work with a difficult teammate
Spoke with a recruiter for about 30 minutes and then they scheduled me for a final 3 hour interview-- three interviews (45 mins each) and 15 min break in between. Interview consist of the following sections: Digital Transformation, Technical Acumen, and Business Acumen.