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 college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Greater Noida) in Jun 2013
Interview
organizing and profile presentation, aptitude,verbal and non-verbal reasoning,English,group discussion,paper presentation,technical and HR interview. Interview Details It was long and tiring.One round after another.Selection is based on your technical knowledge more than your HR round.They have good work ethics and do not have any other office apart from Mumbai so be sure you are comfortable with that.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (München, Bavaria) in Sep 2013
Interview
Erst hatte ich ein Telefongespräch, dann wurde ich darum gebeten, nach Schottland für die persönlichen Gespräche zu reisen. Im ersten Vorstellungsgespräch hatte ich einige einfache verhaltensbezogene Fragen und einige Denkaufgaben. Die persönlichen Gespräche hatten alle technische Aufgaben und verhaltensbezogene Fragen. Das Erfolgsgeheimnis ist, dem Interviewer viele Fragen zum Posten zu stellen, damit man einen besseren Überblick über das hat, was man antworten muss.
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Question 1
Wie würden Sie einen Garbage-Collector in C++ entwerfen?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2011
Interview
There is phone interview first. It helps people in each side to know other better. Candidate also gets chance to ask about details about the work.
Then there is onsite interview with 3-4 rounds. Candidates are asked about algorithm, coding, design questions. Algorithms are not so hard, but need some thinking to come out good solution. Candidates are asked about understanding about programming language and database.
If everything goes good, candidates will see the hire manage at last. Then wait for 1 - 2 weeks for the offer.