I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Oct 2017
Interview
On-campus interview through school job board. This was 30 minutes long, and I was invited to set up a final round on-site that evening. The on-site interview happened 1-2 weeks later in Redmond, Washington. There were four 45 minute interviews with 15 minute breaks in between. Since I specified wanting to become a PM, I got half design questions and half whiteboard algorithms.
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
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.