I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2023
Interview
I am quite disappointed to say that the whole process was a nightmare for me. I was first contacted by a recruiter regarding the job if I would be interested. I then took the online test which was quite easy and the recruiter contacted me after a whole month even though he said he would contact me within a week maximum ( I even messaged him and no response ) and he was quite pleased with my results and proceeded with the interview process. In a week I was already scheduled to take the 4 interviews which for me was a little bit tiring because they took place in the afternoon from 6 PM to 10 PM. After this, I was again told I would be contacted within a week for the interviews feedback. I was contacted about this about a month later again and even though I have got a positive feedback, they told me they had no openings for me but they would get back to me at the beginning of the new year. They did not, I again contacted them to check and it has been 2 weeks and still not an answer. I am a little confused as why I was told in the first place that they have thousands of openings for every level and after the interviews suddenly they don't have openings. This whole process was a joke I believe.
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The interviews question were not hard, I don't remember them very well, but mostly SDA, OOP questions. As long as you show them you are a team player, ask for clarification and explain your process, it should be ok.
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.
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