Developer 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 college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2012
Interview
Questions I was asked:
If you could, redesign your favorite Microsoft product.
Nine marbles riddle.
Technical project you completed and why it was challenging, how you solved it.
largest program you wrote, what did it do?
What language are you most fluent in? (I said Java)
Advantages and disadvantages of using java. Other technical skills I know.
Two questions about where I wanted placed, where I'm interested in working within Microsoft.
What is the difference between a thread and process.
Why did you chose the university you are currently studying at?
What does good code look like to you?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between a thread and process.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2012
Interview
Have first round interview in my school and got called back after a day for a second round. Did not pass the second round and got rejected in a week. There was no impossible questions. Interviewer is nice. They also asked some behavioral questions on top of technical questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Can you think of any improvement to Microsoft product?