Microsoft is one of the biggest tech companies in the world. It is also one of the most coveted amongst job seekers. With great benefits, perks and the chance to work on innovative products and services, Microsoft is one of those companies that a lot of people would want to work with. Have you wondered what sort of questions does Microsoft ask in job interviews? A lot of interviewees recount the questions Microsoft asks. Glassdoor, the site where people post their experience about interviews, also has several candidates talking about Microsoft. Here we list out 30 questions that Microsoft asked for various roles
120
Role: Marketing team
“What are your favourite Microsoft products ?”
220
Role: Software engineer
“Given a large rectangle and a set of smaller rectangles, find if there exists a subset of the small rectangles that can perfectly fill the large rectangle.”
320
Role: Graduate Scheme
“How would you describe cloud computing to a 7-year-old?”
420
Role: Summer intern
“Devise a way to make sure there is always milk in my fridge.”
520
Role:Senior business development manager
“Why would you not join Google?”
620
Role: Senior business planner
“What did you think about Microsoft’s decision to launch Office products on the iPhone?”
720
Role: Software development engineer
“Why are manholes round?”
820
Role: Program manager
“How do you design a shuttle system to use within the Microsoft campus?”
920
Role: Software development engineer
“The infamous “clock hands” question — how many times do the hour and minute hands of a clock overlap in a 24 hour period?”
1020
Role: Support engineer
“How would you guide your grandmother if her PC wasn’t working?”
1120
Role: Software engineer
“Explain recursion to a 5-year-old kid.”
1220
Role: Program manager
“Tell me how you would design an airport”
1320
Role: Executive business administrator
“How do you form relationships with team members who work out of state or the country?”
1420
Role: Product manager
“Design a GPS for a 16 year old.”
1520
Role: Program manager
“The most unexpected questioning was from a female manager who wanted my specific experiences with sexism and misogyny in the workplace. She asked me many variations along this line of questioning.”
1620
Role: Technical account manager
“If you were in an elevator with the CEO of a company how would you explain the cloud in 90 seconds?”
1720
Role: Site manager
“If you were standing in a crowd of people, how would you stand out?”
1820
Role: Mechanical design engineer
“Your device has a stylus. How do you store it? How do you charge it? What kind of things can you use it for?”
1920
Role: Design researcher
“Design the research plan for a brand new wearable product.”
2020
Role: Customer service advisor
“How would you solve slow start up issues on a laptop/computer?”
