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Updated 6 May 2023

Microsoft Corporation Talent Sourcer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sourcing strategy for hiring 100 roles in 6 months
  • Ans. 

    Utilize a multi-channel approach to source candidates, including job boards, social media, employee referrals, and targeted outreach.

    • Create a comprehensive job description and share it across all channels

    • Leverage social media platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to promote job openings and engage with potential candidates

    • Encourage employee referrals and incentivize current employees to refer qualified candida...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Boolean search string for SDE 2
  • Ans. 

    Boolean search string for SDE 2

    • (SDE OR software development engineer) AND (2 OR II)

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Microsoft Corporation Talent Sourcer interview:
  • boolean searches
  • recruiting strategy
  • Stakeholder Management
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - BE confident, Practise well, Be prepared for scenarios based questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Easy question, maximum question on average, ages, pie chart,flow chart of coding, English comprehension, situation based question.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Oracle Consultant interview:
  • Puzzle
  • Guesstimate
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Well Prepare for aptitude round since it is 1 round of elimination.

Talent Sourcer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

Q1. What sourcing strategy would you use to hire 100 roles in 6 month ... read more
Q2. What is a good boolean search string for an SDE 2?

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Excel case study given to be completed in 2 hours
Round 2 - Case Study 

Presentation on a adobe product

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Technical knowledge of Adobe products is important

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourselyoir roles and responsibilities in the last company Current job applied job description Why u left your last company Movie you recently watched About your last company Y...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview went for 15-20 mins
There rounds of interview (hr, v&a, ops). It depends upon process to process. In some process they might not go for v&a

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Obviously about oops.
  • Q2. Printing reverse of string without using inbuilt function and start printing from last index
  • Q3. Printing reversed words in a string without using inbuilt functions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared about oops concept and skills you mentioned on your resume.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

IQ test conducted inside office

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Group discussioin about a common topic

Microsoft Corporation HR Interview Questions

125 questions and answers

Q. What does culture fit mean to you at Microsoft?
Q. Which literary character do you most closely relate to, and what are the re ... read more
Q. What were your reasons for leaving your previous company?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Machine learning questions
  • Q2. Decision trees, random forest
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. ML Ops related questions
Are these interview questions helpful?
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic coding questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Advance Coding Questions related to SpringBoot, Microservice design patterns

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR Questions and salary discussion
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. .net full stack
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you want to change
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design book my show
  • Ans. 

    Design a user-friendly platform for booking tickets to shows, events, and movies with seamless navigation and payment options.

    • User Interface: Create an intuitive UI with easy navigation, similar to how Netflix categorizes movies.

    • Search Functionality: Implement a robust search feature that allows users to filter by genre, date, and location.

    • Booking Process: Streamline the booking process to minimize steps, akin to how A...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Implement Binary First Search
  • Ans. 

    Binary First Search is a search algorithm that explores the nodes in a binary tree in a level-order traversal.

    • Start at the root node and add it to a queue.

    • While the queue is not empty, dequeue a node and visit it. Then enqueue its children.

    • Repeat until all nodes have been visited.

  • Answered by AI

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Microsoft Corporation Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Microsoft Corporation Talent Sourcer interview?
Microsoft Corporation interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Microsoft Corporation interview process are Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Microsoft Corporation Talent Sourcer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Microsoft Corporation. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Microsoft Corporation expect are Cost, Interpersonal Skills, Market Intelligence, Networking and Recruitment.
What are the top questions asked in Microsoft Corporation Talent Sourcer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Microsoft Corporation Talent Sourcer interview -

  1. Sourcing strategy for hiring 100 roles in 6 mon...read more
  2. Boolean search string for SD...read more

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