Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Director according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 33%
Personality test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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Lengthy, panel of eight, questions around variety of tools, policy, BPM, KPI, managing people locally and virtually. Process was intimidating and not warm, don't expect this to be a camp fire discussion, its intense and gets right to the bottom of the jobs requirements and if you are a fit for what they are looking for.
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Question 1
Budget management scenarios that are impossible to solve
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2012
Interview
The interview process at Microsoft is often long and convoluted. Be prepared for it. If you make it through screening then you'll be put in an 'interview loop'. These loops differ in length. For a marketing role you'll have a day of scheduled interviews. If the feedback is positive from those interviews then you will be put forward for a final interview with the AA or As Appropriate. They don't tell you this ahead of time so be prepared.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None come to mind outside the usual interview questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Ann Arbor, MI) in Jan 2010
Interview
Pre-call and then in-person interviews. The people seemed to have redundant questions as if they had not coordinated and planned ahead. I wish they had talked to one another first, so that they could each test for a different competency. A lot of the interview was for "fit," which basically means they would take you but need to make sure everyone would get along.