I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (La Jolla, CA) in Jan 2021
Interview
Highly positive and fun experience interviewing with them, but decided not to take the job because my current role is so great. They asked me to stay in touch and consider future opportunities and I definitely will.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s one mistake you’ve made at work and what did you learn from it?
The interview was conducted with utmost professionalism. It was well-structured, with clear and relevant questions that reflected thorough preparation. The interviewer created a respectful and engaging environment, making the process efficient, insightful, and highly constructive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the concept of polymorphism in object-oriented programming.
It went ok. The interview went on and then they asked me questions and we did stuff. It was moderately difficult. If only they knew how to do better. That's it
Not very in depth. 1 question pass or fail. Not many details provided and no questions were allowed to be asked. Interviewer was hard to udnerstand and didnt talk at all after providing question.
Programmer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programmer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Programmer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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