I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Nov 2011
Interview
After two phone screenings I had a full day of four interviews. The first was from a HR person looking for a 'fit'. The second was with the hiring manager for a chat about the role and to get a feel of me. Finally I was brought in and interviewed with a one person from the organization that I was joining and three from other groups. They asked the normal: how would you do in this role, describe other roles with failure or success. What kind of person are you - the normal stuff. Some good questions about my background experience though.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about something you tried to do in one of your teams but the rest of the team totally disagreed with you.
Multiple interviewers who didn't connect prior to meetings, so a lot of repetition. Very smart questions and overall not an unpleasant process. Recruiters are overwhelmed so feedback takes a long time.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I had different 9 interviews that lasted over a number of months for a contract role. Most people asked the same types of questions. The process could have been cut in half had they spoke to each other.
The interview process was very straightforward. The interview process was very straightforward. First go through headhunter, then hiring manager, then someone in the peer level. All oral interviews... whole thing took only 2 weeks ....
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
It was a very specific and technical question... how do you drive participation
