I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Reading, England) in Jan 2013
Interview
submitted online cv (standard questions like why do you want to work for microsoft)
took online non verbal reasoning tests (very easy make sure that you do every single one of the practise papers before you even consider starting.
had a phone interview the call quality was really bad and i couldnt understand the interviewer
Very much focused on group and social interactions, it lasted 1 full day through which we have underwent various exercises from pairing up with a partner and presenting ourselves for 5 minutes to rolling over pairs of managers, group exercises for product delivery and sales pitches as to why we would recommend a product to a several managers. Technical wise, very few questions were asked ( difference between TCP and UDP for example)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your grandma calls you and she says her TV is turned on but the image is all static. How would you help her fix this through the phone ?
first HR interview about an hour, a lot of personal questions. the second interview with HR person +3 interviewers. The interview was as scheduled, they were nice and helpful. Returned with an answer quickly
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell us about yourself, tell us about past experience, why do you want to work at Microsoft
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cyberport)
Interview
There are five stages in total, including online application, aptitude test, 24-hour job hack, panel interviews, GM interview (the final round). It takes around 3 months for the whole process.
