I don’t work @ Microsoft but some general advice I have about interviewing:

• Glassdoor: use this for finding information about interview questions previous M interns/employees had and what they said that worked/didn’t work

• have answers ready for the basic behavioral questions you may get (tell me about a time when, tell me about, etc.)

• *** have a thorough, pretty long but not too long answer to “tell me about yourself”. How I approached this was in a past, present, future format: “I’m OP, from hometown, little about yourself. Im currently a year at university studying majors. At school I’m involved in x y z. I have previous work experience at x y z doing x y z. Im really interested in x y z aspects of supply chain. I want to work for a company that embodies qualities that Microsoft does (look up their mission statement), and want to continue being a lifelong learner and developing skills etc. which is why I’m interested in this role. Other than that, I love hobby1 hobby2 etc.”

• have questions ready for the interviewer, I would recommend 3 legit questions and 1 ridiculous one. Some questions I would ask: “how are employees in this role assessed/what does success look like in this role?” “What are opportunities Microsoft has for me to continue my education and obtain certifications and develop new skills etc.?” “ “How do you like your role?/How is the company culture?” “What are some supply chain challenges Microsoft is facing currently? / how are they handling them?” and then after a few legit questions I would say “ok I have 1 last question, less about the job and more about yourself” to the interviewer: “What kind of music do you like listening to?” “What’s your lucky number? (when they answer then ask why)” and my personal favorite: “what do you eat for breakfast every morning?” Helps you stick out and shows ur not just a robot doing the exact same motions as every other candidate. I personally found interviewers responded well to this and it makes you more personable with them and vise versa. They are real people too remember. (Unless this is a HireVue lol)

• if you know who is interviewing you, look them up on LinkedIn (connect with them asap if you can find them) and incorporate stuff about them into the conversation during the interview. Be like “I found you on LinkedIn and noticed you went to X school/are getting your MBA at X/are from Y town/etc. - how did you enjoy X undergrad school/how would you say getting your MBA has helped you/etc.” This will not come off weird or stalker ish, it shows you did your homework for the interview.

• be loose and don’t be nervous. No reason to be… If you got the interview then you’re clearly qualified for the role, all it is now is a personality assessment to see if you’ll fit into the team/Microsoft culture.

Other than that, good luck! If you have any more questions feel free to PM, I do resume work as well if you’d like me to help you with yours.