The process seemed to drag unnecessarily long. In addition, there appeared to be information inconsistencies between the recruiter and the scheduler. Questions about the process either went unanswered or took several days for a response. It appears that recruitment/scheduling is handled by third-party companies, which might contribute to the disorganization.
The interview itself was pretty vanilla and consisted of four one-hour Teams interviews spread out over a 10-week period:
My experience was somewhat negative due to the disorganization. One of the CSAs on the technical panel talked a lot and took up an awful lot of air time. Another was late. Everyone else was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, so it's hard to really judge.
It seemed like folks were more interested in talking about themselves or chatting than getting to know the candidate, so it could be they had already made their hire and were just going through the motions.
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The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Microsoft Cloud Solutions Architect role in United States.
Microsoft's interview process for their Cloud Solutions Architect roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Microsoft's Cloud Solutions Architect interview process in United States.