Microsoft Sales Representative Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Microsoft.
Microsoft
Digital Sales Representative
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round About 7 days
Interview process
Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
Someone from HR got in touch with me by Linkedin messenger. We had an online interviwe. The lady was very friendly and sold Microsoft very well. The only issue was she thought I speak spanish, the role was for a spanish speaker. In my resume is mentioned I speak portuguese and English. It was clear she made a mistake about booking the interview with a portuguese speaker.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your previous experience.
Microsoft
Partner Sales
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds About 2 months
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite Panel Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
I applied online and then talent acquisition (TA) reached out to schedule about a week later. All TA communication was through email, and I thought it was odd there was no initial phone call screen to talk about salary expectations. I first met with the Partner Manager, then the Hiring Manager, and then had a series of 3 interviews with people who were based globally. I waited for more than a month for Microsoft to make a decision with very little communication from TA (I followed up twice). In the end I got an automated email from Microsoft saying I didn't get the role. After going through 5 rounds I had hoped to at least get some personalized feedback from TA.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share an example of a skill set you’d like to get better at?
- Tell me about a time you showed DEI attributes in your job.
Microsoft
Sales
Lead Difficult Positive experience No offer 1 round About a month
Interview process
Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
I have read many reviews about how unresponsive MS can be, I was lucky enough to get to the final round, but I didn’t get the role as someone internal was a better fit. Months later I am still in regular contact about other opportunities, where the hiring manager and other departments are supporting me to get a foot in the door. Maybe I have found a couple of good people Marc Sp (MS USA - philanthropist) Leighton Se (MS UK - Azure). My advice to anyone is to keep going and don’t give up, there are good people in MS willing to help. If at first you don’t succeed try again!
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me a little about yourself?
Microsoft Sales Representative Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Microsoft interview reports.
“How many times could X car drive around Y freeway loop on a single tank of gas?”
Read reports →“Would you rather sell 10 solutions to a few customers, or focus on selling one solution to a hundred customers?”
Read reports →“How would you deal with a customer who doesn’t want to spend money on a solution?”
Read reports →“How would you handle taking more than 80 phone calls in a day?”
Read reports →“Share an example of a relationship you built through networking that had a positive impact on your work”
Read report →“What do you know about what we sell and offer, and which ones are you most into?”
Read report →“How would you position our new solutions for cross platform integration to a customer who just went with a competitor?”
Read report →“There are lots of other ex-Microsoft folks who want to return, why do you think you’re better than everyone else applying for this role?”
Read report →“How did you tell the client that the project was delayed? How did you deal with that situation?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 214 Microsoft interview reports.