Research 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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Research based. on my project, basic concept. understanding of state of art technology. Introduced my research background and previous projects. and the interviewer asked some question regarding my answer. I also asked several questions.
First round was a short phone interview with the hiring manager to ensure match of interests. second round was a 1 hr interview with a team member about my relevant past projects, challenges and solutions.
Mainly to discuss with mentor. Several medium level leetcode coding problems plus some math problems. As a research intern interview, it is natural that different supervisors would have different preference for his/her candidates.
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Question 1
Machine Learning basic concepts plus several leetcode problems.