The interview process was a bit messy because the recruiter was new, and they didn’t give me much background about the role. I was given two case studies.

One was around data modernization, and the other was around migration. These case studies are meant to assess how you think, but in reality, they actually test your technical knowledge related to that case study. In my case, both case studies did not relate to my existing experience, and I felt like I was being absolutely grilled during the interviews.

I also received mixed reviews about what CSAs do from people at Microsoft. I would recommend pressing the recruiter for details on what CSAs do and what their expectations are.

The job role is very vague, and they stress knowledge, not experience, which is very misleading. Also, if the case studies do not align with your current experience, or you don’t have in-depth knowledge of the systems they are asking about, you will struggle.

Request a new case study or reconsider the role, as it is truly not worth it.

How do you manage the concurrency of a database?

Why is a data lake not good for transactional analysis?