The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sept 2010
Interview
Contacted by a recruiter and then was contacted by hiring manager. Had several discussions with the hiring manager on sales process/methodologies I follow and then my knowledge of MS products. Then had interview over phone with peer sales person and then f2f with hiring manager's boss. Then was asked to come back and have discussion with executive enterprise account directors to understand relationships with client base and approach to selling to that client base.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you compare MS Corporate Strategy to IBM ?
Normal interview process - 3-4 times of interviews. 1 with hiring manager, 1 with peer, 1 with M2 manager.
There was not project, skill-assessment type projects before the interview.
After submitting the resume, everything was set up pretty quickly compared to other normal process from other companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how would you operate without having prior experience in sales domain.
was amazing would highly recoommed this to someone else seeking the same opportunities and growth. Also was a smooth process from start to finish, nothing made me feel uneasy. hope this helps
The interviewers asked me some challenging questions about my previous work experience. They mostly focused on education and my previous job. Overall the process was ok but I wouldn't do it it again
