The initial phone interview with Microsoft CSA was very professional and covered the main aspects of the new role to identify if the current employment role was related. It lasted 30-45 minutes.

After passing this step, I was invited to a half-day set of four interviews conducted by members of the team looking to hire. Preparation material and advice from Microsoft staff were very helpful and well-structured. The four sessions took place over four hours on the day.

• The first session was to present an example case study of my work experience, showing Cloud Solution Architecture for a client engagement.
• The second session involved whiteboarding a solution architecture for a given scenario provided by Microsoft a couple of weeks before the interview.
• The third interview was with the first and second-level hiring managers for the team.
• The final fourth interview was with commercial members of the team, discussing previous interviewee engagements that related to the current role applied for.

All four sessions included two or more interviewers on the panel. They were very well-structured and professional in their approach, as well as being very supportive and focused on the job at hand.

Describe a project where you could show demonstrable impact on positive customer solutions.