I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Feb 2013
Interview
PM was a role offered to me after I got selected fot SDE role. I had just one extra round to go, where the manager asked me about what I understand of Microsoft Office. How we can improve its usability, what features are missing, how do you compare microsoft with competitors like google docs, etc.
Intention was to see my ability to cut through the topic and analyze the bigger picture.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you compare microsoft office with google docs?
What are some ideas you want microsoft office to implement? Later, question drifted more towards word vs [google docs + open office + simple text editor], powerpoint vs prezi, excel vs interop with mongoDb or any noSql Db.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2017
Interview
Submitted my resume via a referral link. The interview was over Skype, which took about 40 minutes. The interviewer went straight into a series behavioral questions (without even asking me to introduce myself), followed by four more technical/product questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most challenging project you've worked on? And follow-up questions on this project such as what is the biggest takeaway, etc.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2016
Interview
Secured interview through university recruiter. First round interview was on campus. Interviewer didn't know I was interviewing for a PM roll (he thought it was for a Software Engineer roll), but thankfully he was a PM, so he was able to provide a solid interview.