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      Technical Recruiter Interview

      4 May 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2021

      Interview

      I initially had a phone interview for a Sr. Corporate Recruiting role for which I was really excited. I had even moved to the second round and talked with the hiring manager. A few days later, the recruiter called and told me that I wasn't being hired for that role but I could interview for a less Tech role. I agreed because I am relocating and need a job and I felt that perhaps I could move up. But to be honest, I wasn't really all the happy about a Tech role especially since I interviewed for a Sr role. The recruiter/coordinator sent over and confirmed the interview and interview team. However, although I had prepped, there was no real alignment between what I was told and what ended up happening. In the first round, I had to do a hard skills assessment, essentially remote into my recruiter's computer, edit a job posting, conduct a LinkedIn search (including Boolean) and build a pipeline. Nothing wrong with that but the computer (the recruiter's) kept messing up. Also, I haven't done boolean in a while and hoped we would talk about my skills related to this as I could have expanded and explained. The recruiter wasn't even all that friendly. I had it to the final rounds but eventually was told I wasn't going to be made an offer. Mind you that the recruiter didn't bother to call, just send some generic email through the source instead. Very impersonal!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you worked on a team that wasn't performing.
      1 Answer

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