How easy is it to switch jobs at Microsoft?

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Mar 16 21 Comments

How easy is it to transfer to a different role internally? I got an interview call for a role related to my current domain (compliance) but I'm looking to go into another domain where I have limited experience (product management/ product strategy) but enough to be able to interview.

Have you switched roles before?

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  • It’s a pain in the ass. Keep in mind hiring managers are normally flooded with requests, so they typically never respond.

    Additionally, we have forced D&I mandates. We obviously call it something else, but you will be competing against that whether it is admitted to your or not.

    Also, hiring bars across teams are all over the place, so like others have mentioned, expect a full loop for what is a completely lateral transition 99.99% of the time.
    Mar 16 2
  • VERY easy
    Mar 16 6
  • It isn’t difficult but you still go through an interview loop most of the time. This gives people motivation to look outside because if you’re gonna go through a loop anyway, why not try outside the company where you can expect a pay increase and maybe even a promotion? Internal moves are lateral and there’s no pay difference or level up.
    Mar 16 2
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      Nice. I would be happy with an internal lateral move for same pay as long as I'm learning. However I do see your point.
      Mar 17
    • Oh I just re-read and realized you were asking about switching roles, not teams in the same role. It is definitely not impossible. I’ve seen many instances where SWEs became PMs, service engineers became SWEs, etc. But you may be down-leveled depending on your skills and experience. For example, I’ve seen a senior service engineer become an SDE I. Most PMs I’ve seen who were SWEs at one point made the switch early in their career so their level stayed the same but I can see a senior SWE become a junior PM. This is probably applicable to other roles too.
      Mar 17
  • What I know from my friend (engineering) is that changing team’s interviews are more than external hire.
    Mar 16 2
  • As hard as getting hired externally or interviewing at any other company
    It requires full loop
    Mar 16 1
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      thinkHardd
      Bar is different in different teams right? I heard office org is easier but idk tbh
      Mar 16