I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hamilton, ON) in Sep 2017
Interview
Phone interview (First Stage)
I was called, and I was greeted by a Microsoft interviewer.
The interviewer asked me several behavioural questions and one problem-solving problem.
At the end of the interview, I was able to ask questions about Microsoft and stuff I was interested in.
I week later received an offer to do a final stage interview on-site.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if someone in your team is underperforming/slacking off?
I don't remember the exact wording, but this is how I interpreted it.
It was a nice experience, I was asked about my CV, hobbies, projects (how I collaborated with my colleagues) and I had an algorithmic problem, some OOP and system design.
Initial Screening: This might involve a phone call or an initial video interview with a recruiter or HR representative. The purpose of this stage is to briefly discuss your background, skills, and interest in the position, and to determine if you meet the basic qualifications for the role.
Technical Assessment: Depending on the role, you may be asked to complete a technical assessment or coding challenge. This could be done remotely or on-site and is designed to evaluate your technical skills and problem-solving abilities. For software engineering roles, this might involve writing code to solve algorithmic problems or completing a coding project.
Video interviews. Met multiple interesting people in the team. Asked about experience and background. Good process overall. Would have liked to have joined the company but it didn't work out.
Software Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 54 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineering according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 19%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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