I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in July 2021
Interview
Panel interview was about 5 hours.
1st hour portfolio presentation. (about 10 people from cross functions) All of them asked questions
2nd hour of the interview was with the Design director
3rd hour of the interview was with of the Senior UX Designers
4th hour of the interview was with the UX research lead
5th hour was with the hiring manager
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you plan a research process?
How do you work with developers?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Jan 2014
Interview
Fairly straightforward. Reviewed portfolio and asked me to walk through my previous projects. Gave them a sense of my understanding of the various design techniques and I was in. It also depends on the manager you interview with.