Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 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 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New Haven, CT) in Nov 2017
Interview
Gave resume to a recruiter. Received an on-campus interview after a week. Then received a decision after three weeks. Process took longer than estimated. The interview was only one question on a white board.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create an algorithm that takes a given set of inputs and generates the given set of outputs.
Recruited as part of a on-site hiring event. Was told that the interviews went went; would be moving forward with an offer, and a call was to be set up for salary discussion. Completed ignored for weeks and the call never came. When I finally got a reply it was some vague response about issues happening internally that made them not able to proceed with the offer. Did not expect this from a big company like Microsoft, and was surprised they weren't able to put me on another position since it was a hiring event with multiple teams. Was a waste of time, considering they reached out for the event and I took time off from work to interview. Poor follow-up and recruiters have a lack of cohesiveness; other recruiters won't care about your situation if they're not working with you directly. SOL if your current recruiter is doing a poor job.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Ann Arbor, MI) in Nov 2017
Interview
It was a Skype Call. They send you an email to schedule the interview with the recruiter and everything was done by voice. I did not really like the fact that I was not able to see the face of who I was talking to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could just take 1 object what it would be?
What technologies are the most important for humanity?
Tell me about the project in which you put the most effort.
Tell me about your favorite project and why is it your favorite.