Microsoft Programme Manager interview questions
Updated Mar 17, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 22%Applied onlineApplied online
- 16%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 13%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%OtherOther
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Programme Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Programme Manager roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 18 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Programme Manager according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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