I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Vancouver, BC) in Sep 2014
Interview
I got an email from a recruiter asking to schedule a phone screen 10 days from then. I had apparently submitted my resume to their system awhile back and completely forgot about it, a pleasant surprise!
The phone screen was pretty casual and I noticed that the questions all seemed to be design related. I think I was being interviewed for a PM role but they say you're considered for PM, SDE, and SDET. I fumbled a bit on an "explain such and such to a ___ year old" question but I did really well on the design question. We ran out of time and I thought that I had failed because of that earlier question but the interviewer seemed pretty upbeat. I was told to expect the results within 2-3 weeks.
I waited almost the full 3 weeks before I got an email congratulating me on making it to the final round. I'm still waiting for them to schedule my interview. It's been about a week since I received that email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you demonstrated your coding abilities.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Iowa City, IA) in Sep 2013
Interview
Emailed by a recruiter to set up a phone screen. Had the phone screen after two weeks, it was about 30 minutes where the interview asked a series of behavioral questions, the call ended with the interview asking if I had any questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Think of somebody, a friend, mentor, or professor that you regard as a good coder and why. Now, rank yourself in comparison to them if they are a 10. How would to get yourself to a 9?
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2014
Interview
Thru Career Fair. Ask about previous projects that I did. It was 30 mins in total, so we than jumped into coding questions. Fairly easy and interviewer expect you to get it right the first time. Even if you did not, he/she will guide you.
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