Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
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Three part interview.
First is a regular HR screening call.
Technical interviews are split between two separate interviews.
Covers problem solving and general technical questions regarding the platforms they have.
Questions that were asked were mainly regarding data structures and their use in solving problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk through the process of fetching search results after submitting the request.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft in Aug 2019
Interview
There was one online assessment and three coding round. First and second interview were dsa based and last round was with hiring manager. Problems of first round were easy-medium and problems of second round were medium-hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Distance between any two nodes in directed graph
- Binary Search Based
An array of theoretical questions, but mostly practical coding problems and having to explain the legitimacy and efficiency of found solution. Some similar trick questions to other IT giants. Overall harder than anticipated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whether I would pick up several additional coding languages.