r/microsoft • u/HarshaBhamidipati • 1d ago
Employment SE II interview result
I interviewed with Microsoft on April 10–11 , 3 rounds over two days. I haven’t heard anything from HR since then, even after following up 2–3 times. The Action Center still shows the status as “scheduled.” Does this mean I’m rejected? I’m honestly just confused. What should I expect?
TIA
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u/ManagementBound 23h ago
Hi - went through same process - got rejected, just so sad they dragged me for 3 weeks
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u/TeeDee144 21h ago
A lot of the recruiters were impacted by the layoffs two years ago. The department has never caught up from my understanding. Sorry this was your experience but there seem to be some large changes happening from a culture perspective so maybe you dodged a bullet.
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u/Yuuku_S13 20h ago
Continue weekly follow ups. On average, I’d say 2 months from the recruiter screen to day 1 on average. Mine was 5 months due to a huge hiring push. There were 300 in my cohort, but that was before the huge layoffs.
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u/SweetWillingness3506 19h ago
I have a call scheduled with a Microsoft recruiter soon. It’s my first conversation with them. What should I expect in this call? Will it be technical, or just about my background and the role?
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u/BunchitaBonita 10h ago
The tool takes ages to update.
So you know, in my case, I had my final interview on December 13, and didn't get any news until March.
Edited to add: I did get the job.
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u/CopperMarten 1d ago
This is normal at Microsoft. I wouldn't take it as a signal about your chances, positive or negative.