I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Charlotte, NC) in Oct 2013
Interview
Applied Online, got an email about interviewing on campus. Went through 30 minute interview with Employee on campus and was told right away I would be interviewing in either Seattle or Washington DC. Turned out my interview location was Charlotte NC. They flew me there and paid for everything and I interviewed about ~40 other people for ~20 spots. Went through 4 separate interviews where they tried to both get to know me and my skills and try to let me know what the position would entail.
The interview begin with shortlisting candidate after which 2 rounds of interview rounds begin with first round as technical followed by Hiring Manager Round. The interview experience was smooth within the given time slot. The candidate need to join the teams calls with their recruitment team and get your interview done.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about the flexibility and growth mindset and introduced and cs fundamentals.
Well they asked more about DSA and the thought process, one of them went deep dive into my projects' codebase as well. The process was good they were happy and welcoming, though the process took more time than it should have.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I built my project, the whole process from ideation to completion?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
There were 2 rounds in total. First was a technical round. Second was an HR round. In technical, DSA (sorting, linked lists), Java, DBMS and questions on the projects you have done mentioned in the given resume were asked. In HR behavioral and scenario based questions were asked.