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 online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jul 2008
Interview
CV submitted. Interview requested by HR. HR and development manager interviewed. Asked usual interview questions (what is best attribute , worst etc. why do you want to work here). Asked simple questions about previous jobs and described what they were looking for. Did not have to take any tests.
At end they said they would get back to me assumed others being interviewed. Response was positive by email.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Mar 2012
Interview
One day interview with one team from Microsoft in Seattle. Had to interview with 4 different people and 1 of those included a lunch interview. I thought it went pretty well but didn't get the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had 100 floors and 2 eggs, what is the most efficient way to determine what floor is the maximum height you can drop an egg and not crack it?