I applied in-person. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Jeddah) in Mar 2020
Interview
Very efficient and good process and everything was clear from the beginning. The team was very nice and collaborative and the interview questions were relevant to that industry I would highly recommend the hiring process for Microsoft because it was such a good experience
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
The interview process consisted of an initial "get to know you" phone call, an verbal interview about skills for the job, and a third interview which would be more "hands on".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a challenge you have faced and how you handled it.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Portland, OR) in Oct 2021
Interview
Why do companies have interviewers who can barely speak English and to top that are also condescending ? I had difficulty understanding two of the four interviewers and one of them asked me if I knew what I was talking about. Is this the new norm for interviewing?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I knew what a binary tree was? I do happen to have a degree in CS from a very high ranking school with two years experience in the industry.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Feb 2021
Interview
Behavioral questions and some uncomplicated code really How would you build a kitchen for your grandparents?
And three more code questions that are not difficult but not easy to solve in 80 minutes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you build a kitchen for your grandparents?
Computer Programmer 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Computer Programmer roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Computer Programmer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Drug test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Other: 8%
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