I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2022
Interview
I applied to one position but got contacted by a recruiter saying that that position was on hold and that I should apply to another one, and the recruiter provided the job link. After I applied they asked to provide my availability to have a 30mins interview with the hiring manager. After interviewing with the hiring manager they asked to provide additional availability to interview with other members of the team and I provided a few weeks out. Then they said if I can interview in the current week as they have a tight turnaround, so I moved several things around and interviewed. After interviewing I did not hear back for over 3 weeks, and after contacting the recruiter several times I finally got a generic email saying I wasn't selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would kd you balance customer interviewing and innovation, especially since customers "don't know what they want?'
Recruiter notified me via email and asked for my availability for an initial phone screen. Did phone screen with hiring manager and moved to the final round with 5 other interviews on the same day
Great interview process, moved quickly. Got to final phases and then zero feedback. I received a survey to complete months after and nothing more. Phases were initial interview with recruiter, hiring manager interview and then 3 or 4 peer and senior manager interviews, which are standard in the industry.