Microsoft Program Manager interview?

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wakei

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wakei
Nov 8, 2021 10 Comments

I'm interviewing for a relatively senior Program Manager role at Microsoft. From what the recruiter said, this is the Microsoft equivalent of Product Manager. Does anyone have any insight on what sort of questions I should expect to get asked or how to prep?

I'm most worried about coding questions as I'm not the most technical PM. Should I brush up on systems designs?

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  • Microsoft / Product
    open5

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    open5
    They changed it up a decent amount the last couple months. They added analytical questions and specific teams have been probing deeper on technical concepts. I can forward you some resources a principal pm had sent me when I was recruiting earlier in the year, which I found really helpful. Dm me your email and I can forward them!
    Nov 8, 2021 5
  • FreshBooks / Product
    pmin6ix

    Go to company page FreshBooks Product

    pmin6ix
    Went through a loop.

    First round was a Hiring Manager round. He then pushed me to the next loop - which 4 rounds.

    I was in rounds with Coinbase, Pinterest & Shopify so thought it would standard Tech, Execution & Design questions but apparently that's not how its done.

    I spoke to two managers/leaders from the Org I was interviewing at and got standard design and execution style questions. The interviewers were very senior and were very casual about the interview.

    The next two were with potential skip manager and VP for the Org. Skip manager asked me real problems they were facing and when I would answer - they would say - yup we tried that - what else can you think of ? But they were nice and kept the whole interview conversational.

    They offered me a role at Lvl 64 and cited concern that I didn't work at a large org. My Pinterest and Shopify offers in Toronto were more than their Seattle offer. So I declined.
    Nov 9, 2021 2
    • New / Product
      wakei

      New Product

      wakei
      OP
      Thanks for sharing!
      Nov 9, 2021
    • Facebook / Product
      RoiXL

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      RoiXL
      I had a similar experience when I was recruiting about a year ago before I joined fb
      Nov 9, 2021
  • Salesforce / Product
    wooyo

    Go to company page Salesforce Product

    wooyo
    DM'd you!
    Nov 10, 2021 0