I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (El Paso, TX) in Sep 2020
Interview
Scheduled a phone interview where I was asked behavioral questions mainly, we talked about my resume and a research project that I currently work on. It took about 3 months for them to reach back to me to notify me that I will be having a final round interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a phonebook using programming?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mumbai) in Feb 2026
Interview
pretty standard and to the point question just like competetive programming, easy OA question , then simple implementation of linked ist traversal and then simple matrix problem in second interview.Got accepted as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
given a matrix with 1s and 0s convert every column and row with a 0 entirely into 0s.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
I definitely overthinking the process since it was with Microsoft. The interviewers were super helpful and kind. My interview was easy, I was asked very simple HashMap problem because I have not taken a DSA class before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HashMap problem
Testing code (dry running test cases)
Only made it to the phone screening phase. I believe there is a technical interview and a behavioral interview after this. The recruiter was very nice and was super supportive because it was my first interview ever.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why are you interested in computer science, how would you explain a computer to a 5-year-old, how would you organize a phone book?
Explore Internship Program applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Explore Internship Program roles take an average of 55 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
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Phone interview: 32%
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Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
Background check: 4%
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