I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2008
Interview
I got an initial interview in my university in Mexico. In this first interview they checked mainly if i could speak proper english and what kind of software I had made as university projects. Finally I gave them my CV. The next week I received an email saying that they were going back to my uni in 2 weeks and asked if I was interested in having a second interview. I said yes and I took the second interview. In the second interview they asked how I would sort a packet of cards, and how I would find out which number is missing from a 1 to 1,000,000 if I should make a program. Two weeks later they told me I have passed the interview and they wanted to interview me in microsoft headquarters. Once I got there I got 4 interviews, 1 person each, the first one was a HR lady, the last 3 were software engineers, thequestions were difficult to me, they asked me to write code on the whiteboard. I failed miserably in 1, and with the 2 others it went so so. In the end they didn't offer me the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have all the numbers from 1 to 1'000,000, except one of them. How would you find out which number is missing?
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.