Research Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 45 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Research Intern according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 17%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 15%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in May 2009
Interview
The researcher sent an email to my advisor and my advisor forwarded it our lab, I sent him my resume and got a phone interview several weeks later. He asked me several questions about my past research experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No technical questions, I think he was mainly concerned about my communicating skills
The interview is about research, takes about 1 h, after that I didnt hear anything back even with followup emails. The recruitment portal is useless, and it never got updated. There is even no HR just with one of the team member from that group.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
After I sent the initial email to the recruiter expressing my interest in the position, I received a detailed reply three days later. We have now successfully scheduled an introductory meeting via Microsoft Teams to discuss the opportunity further.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions are based on personal resume
The Microsoft Research interview focuses on deep discussion of past research, probing technical understanding, experimental design, and reasoning. Expect open-ended problem solving, possible light coding, and evaluation of research maturity and motivation.