I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Providence, RI) in Mar 2015
Interview
I applied on campus career fair. The interviewer first asked about my resume and then comes a coding problem. I expressed my ideas and wrote code on the whiteboard. The problem was not too hard. I first of all did not think of a good way to solve it then the interviewer gave me a hint.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Nashville, TN) in Mar 2015
Interview
1. Gave a short introduction of myself;
2. Asked my favorite programming language;
3. Asked me basic computer science knowledge;
4. Discussed a project on my resume;
5. An IQ question;
6. Asked him a question.
The whole interview lasted about 45min. And I received a decline a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What is Big-O notation?
2. Explain recursion to a 5-year-old kid.
3. My favorite programming language, how is it compared to Java/Python/Cpp(pick one and compare)?
4. IQ, i don't remember, but it was easy.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2013
Interview
Standard interview questions. Not too difficult. They also wanted to see how good fit you would be for the team. I met with various potential team members. They really like to see your experience and if your skills match up to the position. Interviewers were nice. It took about 2 weeks to get a job offer.