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      Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 2, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      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.
      Answer question
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