I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft in May 2017
Interview
Microsoft recruitment team visited my university to screen resumes and select people to do a phone screen. Since I had an internal reeferal from a friend, they decided to skip the phone screen and I had an 1-on-1 on my university campus. I passed this first interview and they decided to book me a flight to do a on-site interview, which happened approximately 2 months after the first one. This second and final phase was much harder than the first one, I had 4 interviews with a 10-minutes break between each one. I received my offer right on spot, 10 to 15 minutes after my last interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about Object-Oriented Design, hash maps and matrix, binary trees and dynamic programming.
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
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