I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in Mar 2022
Interview
It was quite a long and involved process.
I had 6 interviews over about 3 months, including some at 10 o'clock at night in order to accommodate folks in different time zones.
I encountered some racism from interviewers which turned me off Microsoft as an employer and also off their products.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you influenced groups with different goals.
Recruiter scheduled an interview and I did a Video interview with hiring manager using Teams software for 30min. Normal questions and explained next loop interview steps. After an interview, no feedback.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Johannesburg) in Sep 2020
Interview
Great process that has clear communication, interview set up and feedback. Everything worked as communicated and all interviewers were really professional and asked great questions. You can also access the MS portal to track steps and upload your information.