Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Developer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 123 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Developer according to 123 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 18%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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3 rounds of interviews at the Redmond offices. Had to interview with developers and solve coding challenges as well as behavioral questions. The interviewers were generally nice and provided some level of hints when they could see I was struggling
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.
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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.
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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.
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Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.