I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2012
Interview
Microsoft came to my university to advertise job positions. I applied at their website and had a phone interview scheduled within a couple of days. These are the questions I can remember:
- What 3 qualities would you like an assistant to have? Do you have those qualities?
- (Behavioral question) Think back about a time when you had a difficulty problem at work and how you solved it.
- Why do you want to work at MS?
- What level of the computing stack do you want to work at? (User Interface, Application level or Driver-level)
- How would you test a keyboard?
- How do you go about learning a new programming language?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(Behavioral question) Think back about a time when you had a difficulty problem at work and how you solved it.
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
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