I applied through college or university. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Apr 2012
Interview
I got the interviewing by turning in my resume at a Microsoft recruiting event on-campus. From there I had an on-campus interview. Took an eternity to hear back from Microsoft and then they told me they wanted me to come up for an onsite interview in the next weeks. Translation: They take 5 months but I only have 2 weeks.
After hearing that they wanted me to come onsite I probably had communications with 4 different people to organize the trip and it seemed very unorganized and confusing. All at the same time I was preparing for the onsite interview.
Onsite I was treated quite well with all expenses paid however the ferrying around to different buildings for interviews just adds to the stress. As others have stated the lunch interview will be the most awkward lunch of your life so eat lite.
I received 3 interviews, not a good sign, as others have stated the more interviews the better. Day later, before I even made it all the way home, got the rejection email. I asked for interview feedback but I got the canned response that it is company policy not to share feedback. Overall not really sure what they are looking for as I feel I coded the questions quite well, have the experience needed, and communicated my thought process thoroughly throughout.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Write a function that finds all the times a clocks hours and minutes hand are at 90 degrees.
Expect technical deep dives, coding challenges, and problem-solving scenarios. Questions will probe your knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design, assessing your ability to build robust systems. yes yus yes
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2024
Interview
Technical 3 round interview questions
Mangerial 1 round interview questions
Hr 1 round questions
But complex questions
All the best all the best best best very good option and good benefits
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational questions like reasoning for the approach
Nice and smooth the interviewer were really very helpful and knowledgeable also they try to help while giving interview and also when I have the interview they acknowledged if I was saying right or wrong so overall nice experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 coding rounds one on implementation and another on dsa