India, Oct. 15 -- Satya Nadella recently appeared on an episode of Confession with Ali Partovi, where he recalled his 35-year-long journey with Microsoft. He shared key milestones from his career, starting with his first job interview and tracing his path from an engineer to the company's CEO.

During their conversation, Nadella told Partovi about Microsoft's As Appropriate (AA) interview. It is the late-stage conversation, usually with a hiring manager or senior leader, that is held after the technical rounds.

Nadella recalled that after spending a day working on code and demonstrating his technical skills, he met with an interviewer named Richard Tate for his AA interview. He asked the tech leader, "You are crossing a street, a child f...