Researcher (Intern) applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2022
Interview
Was contacted by main researcher - interviewed with two other researchers on the team for 30-45 minutes each. First interview was a screening interview and the other two interviews were more specifics about my research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your current research and specifics about this. Many follow up questions on this.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2022
Interview
One round of interview with manager and VP. It has been 1 month without response. The questions are all research agenda and background information. They let you discuss your research proposal and interest.
Totaled 1 hour. In the first 30 minutes I talked about my previous research experience and then they went through their ongoing projects for this position. Just like a Ph.D. interview.