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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Tell me about a time where have above and beyond for a customer
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2016
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Applied at university career fair. Contacted for on campus interview a week or so afterwards.
Interview was approximately 30 min, asked about resume and some technical questions (mostly focused on databases / SQL).
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Explain projects / work experience on resume.
Write SQL query to find data in table.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
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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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The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform