I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Sep 2017
Interview
The interview was a half hour interview that took place at my university. I was interviewed by one of their software engineers. The interview went very quickly; they started with general questions similar to most interviews (e.g. about my experience academically, my internship experience, etc.) and proceeded to a basic technical question where I was asked to answer a coding problem on paper.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't remember the technical question word-for-word, but it was essentially mapping several strokes (values) from one's handwriting to a single word (key).
Expect a lengthy hiring process that can take at least two months from start to finish. In my experience, there was approximately one month of interviews followed by another month waiting for the final decision. Be prepared for a slow timeline, especially after completing all interview stages.
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Question 1
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform