I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Nov 2012
Interview
great interview programming questions, 4 stages. 2 technical interviews, hr interview and a senior manager interview.
each technical interview consisted of 2 technical questions and 1 design question
The interview was professionally done and the interviewers were impressive an courteous.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in June 2019
Interview
3rd party Recruiter reached out to for a contract role in one of the team from devices group and scheduled take home test followed by 3 rounds of interview on Teams and then release offer for 18 months contract
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were lot of technical and behavioral questions. Take home test contains real world problems such as debugging an issue in real world scenarios. Teams video calls were really long and each call lasted for 1 hour with many core questions
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2016
Interview
Multiple rounds of interviews. First round was an online MCQ test. Second was an online algorithmic coding test. The next round was a pen and paper test consisting of algorithmic problems. Then 3 rounds of interviews which were of average difficulty. Applied through college. Location was for Hyderabad/Bangalore India. Interview process was good. HR communication was also good.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Interviewed with 5 people in 1 day. Group interview included the hiring manager, developers, testers and other senior people in the team. Each interview took an hour. It was overwhelming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you did not get along with your coworkers. How did you handle the situation?