I applied through college or university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Met a representative at a career fair and later got a call that I had an on-campus interview with Microsoft. The interview was fairly straightforward: we started with a technical question and I was then asked to talk about the most challenging problem I had worked on. Was told that I'd hear back within 4-6 weeks but due to an error I didn't hear back within the time span and had to email them to inquire about my status. I was notified that I made it to the next round in Seattle. The interview in Seattle was 4 rounds and was straightforward. The interviewers were friendly and accommodating
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most challenging problem you've worked on?
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%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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