I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2015
Interview
You go through an extensive day starting from 8am ending at around 4-5. One 45 minutes presentation then 3 back to back 40 minute one on one interviews. There's a tour of the offices and the microsoft store in between and while you're waiting you stay in a nice room where you have time to relax.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Guwahati) in Sep 2018
Interview
The first part was a shortlist based on the UX task (which was hectic and challenging and was supposed to be done in 4 days ) and portfolio. The shortlisted candidates had to appear for a skype based intern which consisted of three rounds. The first round was the questioning and analysis of the UX Task. The second round was questioning on the UX Portfolio and Skill set followed by an HR Round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In depth questioning on the design process that I followed
I applied through university. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2018
Interview
I applied in February, 2018. I sent my resume directly to the campus recruiter and got an interview invitation in 3 days.
Though I choose "UX Research" as my preference, a designer interviewed my and the first question is "what makes you a designer." The interview is quite standard and the interviewer didn't give any hint of whether you perform well. I was told that result would be available in 3 weeks, but it was after a month that I got the rejection letter.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2017
Interview
pretty easy, got around through networking but you must be able to express yourself and be honest with your skill set.
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