I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Manager reached out to me via email from LinkedIn. Gave me a choice between on-site screen and phone screen. Went on-site, guy was super friendly. Asked unusual behavioural questions but was a refreshing change. Asked a very easy coding question then a very difficult one. The guy didn't know C++ and had never seen his question solved the way I did it so couldn't really determine if my solution was correct or not. Moved onto on-site loop a few weeks later. Only had 3 interviews planned, but a 4th was added part way through the day with the hiring manager (as app). The questions were all reasonably simple with difficult constraints added before coding. LeetCode medium/hard level for sure. The recruiter reached out with an offer the next day. I was able to negotiate well because I had a competing offer.
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NDA but LeetCode is a very accurate prep platform for Microsoft.
Was a typical first round recruiter screen - pretty straightforward but didn't end up getting moved vforwards. Prompt, Professional and overall a good experience. They asked me about my background, explained the role and it was with the recruitment team.
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Describe your background going into detial in each role
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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Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
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.
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Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.