Software 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 a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Nov 2017
Interview
MS recruiter contacted me if i am interested in opportunities at Microsoft. Gave Online Test. There is a time limit of 1hr and couldn't quite complete the test. The questions are hard and lack clarity.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2015
Interview
One phone call initially with a recruiter to outline the process.
Four 45 minute technical interviews during the onsite
One final 30 minute interview with a hiring manager (only for some people is what I've heard)
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
5 interviews throughout the day, all whiteboard style, not specifically themed or ordered- didn't get any question 100% right but got very close on all of them. started in morning, break for lunch with one of my interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
algorithm for finding the largest rectangle area in the bar graph