HR rounds first, and then comes the hiring manager round with portfolio review.
HM is nice, not too many and difficult questions.
But I think I interviewed too late, I got rescheduled on time, and waited for three weeks to interview.
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I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Dec 2025
Interview
I interviewed with the hiring manager directly, and the following week, I was scheduled for a 1-hour portfolio presentation and 4 back-to-back individual interviews. The process was direct and quick.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In what way have you directly influenced a project, and what was the outcome?
Focused portfolio review with a panel, followed by a set of interviews focused in behavioural questions - it can be a long day(s) but fairly simple considering there is no design exercise or take home
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked specific OKRs and lessons learned for each portfolio case study
