Software Engineer 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
Interview
I talked to them at a university career fair and was given an interview 3 weeks later. The questions asked were both behavioral and technical, with very common behavioral, team-oriented questions. The technical questions were centered around what you have had experience with so they can gauge where you are and what interests you have. The main coding question was a bit difficult though.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a function that takes a linked list ordered as a normal link list, while also having an alternate order (alternate_next ptr for each), and copies it, preserving it's normal order as well as it's alternate order.
It went very well. Very organized and the people who you meet there are very friendly. 4 interviews total, and each were about 45min. All 4 of them were technical coding questions (about 30min of coding on the whiteboard).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reverse the words in a string. "Hey, how are you?" -> "?ouy era woh ,yeH"
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2013
Interview
You’ll meet with your potential coworkers and team; you’ll typically meet for up to an hour each with three to six people during your interviews.
In most cases, you’ll interview with people on two teams within a single product group or two different teams working on entirely different products. We try to find the best fit based on the team's business needs and your own skills and interests.
You’ll have a chance to look around. We'll make sure you have time to see campus and get a feel for the area that may soon become your home.
Be open about your skills. Be upfront about what you do know and what you do not. If you don’t have the exact skill that an interviewer asks you about, don’t panic: part of the interview process is learning and dealing with ambiguity.