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      Postdoctoral Researcher Interview

      24 Mar 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA)

      Interview

      The specific group interested in hiring me was great, but I had a rude experience with the directors. One put his feet up on the table, soles facing me, and proceeded to look into his laptop resting on his legs throughout the entire interview, asking me only, at the very end, "So how does your research contribute to the advancement of knowledge?" The other dismissively asked, "So, you're just a part-time lecturer? Yeah, ok." It was made abundantly clear during this experience that I would not get the job.

      Interview questions [1]

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      Postdoctoral Researcher Interview

      9 Sept 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      Full day interview with lunch and dinner. They paid for the hotel and meals. They set up 1:1s with all key personnel all day. I gave a 1 hr talk.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about your research.
      Answer question
      1

      Postdoctoral Researcher Interview

      27 Jan 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      Hiring is based on my intern performance. For my intern there's a phone interview. I was asked about several techniques, but no mathematical or programming question.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      For the full time job, I was asked about a potential real unrelated research problem in a different field.
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