I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2012
Interview
On campus interview, HR starts screening, then they said successful candidates will be contacted for second round interview for technical question. Once passing second round technical, they will ask you flight to Seattle to do their on site interview which is full day
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they ask what software you like and how would you improve it.
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform