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%
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The interview proceeded in one stage with the HR manager and the technical engineer.
I believe this short process is a special case since this intern is connected with the government project.
Only have questions about the research projects I've done.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain about the research projects I've done and explain the main challenges and how to solve them
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.