I applied through university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2010
Interview
The campus recruiter contacted me after I submitted my resume in the job fair. They arranged a 1:1 interview on campus a month later. It's not a difficult one. The interviewer just asked general questions to know the interviewee. No coding was tested on this interview. 2 weeks later, the recruiter provided me an onsite interview opportunity. There were 5 interviewer plus a lunch interview. It's more about the algorithm, team working, testing, and personality questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you make sure that two results from a database query request are identical?
Moderate leetcode question, more focus on the approach and not on the output, interviewers were very friendly and guiding along the way, discussed a lot of technical details about the project i worked on previously
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me three main components of the project that you worked on
1st round phone call with talent team. discussing experience and the roles they have in the space. Then onto some technical questions and talking about the rest of the interview process
Fast and quick but the questions were tricky. Interviewer was nice and we got along well. The interview process was efficient, and communication was clear throughout. I appreciated the professionalism and friendliness, though preparation is key for the challenging questions. Overall, a smooth experience with a supportive atmosphere.
