Microsoft Behavioral Interview Questions

Review this list of 65 Microsoft behavioral interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. I am always inspired by helping others to achieve more by participating to different volunteer and mentorship experiences like Microsoft Student Ambassador, and GeeksForGeeks student ambassador, and I have also created and shared a free competitive-programming guide which once reached more than 700 stars on github, that enables students and professionals to join Microsoft like Microsoft, that hav"

    Davide P. - "Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. I am always inspired by helping others to achieve more by participating to different volunteer and mentorship experiences like Microsoft Student Ambassador, and GeeksForGeeks student ambassador, and I have also created and shared a free competitive-programming guide which once reached more than 700 stars on github, that enables students and professionals to join Microsoft like Microsoft, that hav"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Customer Success Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
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    "Honestly, In addition to having the right expertise and skills required for this job, I am really looking forward to being part of this organisation’s journey. I am really confident that I will really exceed your expectations in achieving both mine and the company’s goals. I have worked with different teams in different capacities, managed a team of engineers successfully from very early part of my career and that has made me a very easy person to work with. I get things done easily. I am passio"

    Piyush D. - "Honestly, In addition to having the right expertise and skills required for this job, I am really looking forward to being part of this organisation’s journey. I am really confident that I will really exceed your expectations in achieving both mine and the company’s goals. I have worked with different teams in different capacities, managed a team of engineers successfully from very early part of my career and that has made me a very easy person to work with. I get things done easily. I am passio"See full answer

    Sales Representative
    Behavioral
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    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Customer Success Manager
    Behavioral
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    "As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean: lower code output relative to the rest of the team lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points less participation in code reviews minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"

    Seth W. - "As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean: lower code output relative to the rest of the team lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points less participation in code reviews minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"See full answer

    Business Analyst
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "The biggest factor that excites me about technology is its ever changing and dynamic trend. In my life, I have seen the transition from landlines to simple mobile to smartphones, from Cathode tube desktop screen to super slim TFT and many more. I think technology has now (with time) become integral part of human life and getting in-sync with it is like a normal and very cool phenomena."

    Sagrika S. - "The biggest factor that excites me about technology is its ever changing and dynamic trend. In my life, I have seen the transition from landlines to simple mobile to smartphones, from Cathode tube desktop screen to super slim TFT and many more. I think technology has now (with time) become integral part of human life and getting in-sync with it is like a normal and very cool phenomena."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Customer Success Manager
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Situation - I had 2 projects in hand. 1st - My primary project under my direct line manager, and 2nd - Under a dotted line manager. I committed to my 2nd project based on my assumptions and planning of the primary project's scope & timelines. For both these projects, I was the key resource. Unfortunately, we got some new findings in my first project, and it happened to be a case where management made an overcommitment to our business without gauging the assumptions correctly. This put pressu"

    DM - "Situation - I had 2 projects in hand. 1st - My primary project under my direct line manager, and 2nd - Under a dotted line manager. I committed to my 2nd project based on my assumptions and planning of the primary project's scope & timelines. For both these projects, I was the key resource. Unfortunately, we got some new findings in my first project, and it happened to be a case where management made an overcommitment to our business without gauging the assumptions correctly. This put pressu"See full answer

    Customer Success Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Clarifying questions: Are we trying to determine impact of changing timeline on Project? Assuming Project scenario. I need to take a 360 degree view and hence I would list down all the stakeholders and work with them to understand impact of changing timeline: Internal Stakeholders Business: Does this change impact the revenue/profitability Engineering: Do we foresee any technological risks due to change in timeline Sales: Does this impact our sales forecast Marketing:"

    Saket S. - "Clarifying questions: Are we trying to determine impact of changing timeline on Project? Assuming Project scenario. I need to take a 360 degree view and hence I would list down all the stakeholders and work with them to understand impact of changing timeline: Internal Stakeholders Business: Does this change impact the revenue/profitability Engineering: Do we foresee any technological risks due to change in timeline Sales: Does this impact our sales forecast Marketing:"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Program Sense
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."

    Rav S. - "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Designing an Email Application for the Blind Creating an accessible email application for blind users involves leveraging screen reader compatibility, tactile feedback, and voice recognition technologies. Here's a comprehensive approach: Core Design Principles: Accessibility-First Design: Ensure compatibility with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver. Follow accessibility guidelines (WCAG) for structure, navigation, and content. Voice Interaction:Use voice comman"

    Priti S. - "Designing an Email Application for the Blind Creating an accessible email application for blind users involves leveraging screen reader compatibility, tactile feedback, and voice recognition technologies. Here's a comprehensive approach: Core Design Principles: Accessibility-First Design: Ensure compatibility with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver. Follow accessibility guidelines (WCAG) for structure, navigation, and content. Voice Interaction:Use voice comman"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Product Design
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "I would like to appreciate the company for giving an opportunity to visually impaired colleague and also making appropriate arrangements for enabling them to deliver their responsibilities smoothly. When I become aware of a teammate who is blind, I would start with the following steps - Understanding the degree of disability they have and doing my own research on how can one interact with such colleagues and facilitate smooth coordination with them I would approach them and ask as to how c"

    Khushboo S. - "I would like to appreciate the company for giving an opportunity to visually impaired colleague and also making appropriate arrangements for enabling them to deliver their responsibilities smoothly. When I become aware of a teammate who is blind, I would start with the following steps - Understanding the degree of disability they have and doing my own research on how can one interact with such colleagues and facilitate smooth coordination with them I would approach them and ask as to how c"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • "My toughest project was at the Hampton Inn in 2023 and what we did was we had to sort the soap into boxes and then what was hard about it is we had to sort the boxes of soaps into bottles and on the other box we had to put the bottles, we had to make it neat so that they can ship it into other areas were soap was needed."

    Amparo L. - "My toughest project was at the Hampton Inn in 2023 and what we did was we had to sort the soap into boxes and then what was hard about it is we had to sort the boxes of soaps into bottles and on the other box we had to put the bottles, we had to make it neat so that they can ship it into other areas were soap was needed."See full answer

    Behavioral
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    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    "depends on. weather they want to persue any goal which is aligned with current scnerio"

    Graig - "depends on. weather they want to persue any goal which is aligned with current scnerio"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
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