I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Dec 2021
Interview
One phone screen with a recruiter. After I passed that screen, the recruiter scheduled four 45-min interviews with 15 min breaks. I received an offer for the data science internship role after feedback from all these interviews was collected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL question, ML questions (bias/variance tradeoff, precision/recall, regularization methods). 1 question about optimizing a manufacturing plant using data, mostly behavioral or previous project experience questions
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Three rounds back to back of behavioral questions and an in depth dive of my projects where they pressed me on the logic of every decision I made. Very minimal coding.
3 Rounds of interviews, Technical and HR combined, mostly ask about ML Fundamentals, SQL queries, and Project details. Shortlisting criteria not defined. They ask about what you've done and what problems you faced etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about how you implemented the LSTM model for time series data
Had 3 rounds of interviews, all on the same day. Two rounds consisted of behavioral questions. One round was technical. Heard back from them within a week. The organiser also scheduled a call to give feedback after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions along with behavioral questions
