I applied through college or university. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Chennai) in Mar 2019
Interview
Initially, we had a 3 rounds of shortlisting process done by our college which led to around 40-50 max who got selected and went for the real coding contest hosted by the company. I was a cocky idiot who didn't prepare for the further rounds and flunked it at the round 2. They reimburse your travel cost if you have to travel to their location but sometime it may vary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1 - 2 Array questions and 1 Tree question were asked (Easy level -difficulty)
Round 2- 3 Questions each were given some points - (Onsite-Written Medium/Hard Questions)
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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Question 1
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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Question 1
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.