Microsoft Solution Architect interview questions

The interview process was 2 rounds of technical phone interviews followed by 3 back-to-back on site interviews over an afternoon (1 on personal skills, 1 on business acumen, 1 in depth technical presentation). From initial approach to job offer took 10 days. Slickest recruitment process I've ever had. Face to face session were tough but pleasant - no one was trying to trip me up or throw curve balls at me to see how I responded.

The overall impression is negative however there are a few strong positives I will call out, unfortunately balanced by some aspects really disappointing. Had one brief prep call with the recruiter, then a technical screening, then a detailed prep call with an assigned person from the recruiting team, then got invited at their assessment centre in Reading. Strong positives: - Impressed with the quality of prep work guidance and interview materials sent by e-mail before the interview; - Impressed with the proposed format of the interview (three one-hour interviews in front of a panel); - Impressed with the level of the detail in the feedback. Amazing negatives: - None of the three interviews were what they were supposed to be; they were one person conversations and I felt like I put one week of effort preparing a presentation which was neither discussed nor seen. Only one interviewer in the room meant subjectivity and risk of biased feedback; One of the interviewers actually made up most of the findings on which the rejection was founded; The feedback given was contradictory to the point of absurdity. That being said, I fully accept the idea of an employer at will. However, rational and consistent in the decision making process would make two great additions to that...