I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (New Delhi) in Aug 2016
Interview
First an online coding test on cocubes.com There were 3 questions in the test.
Some who did 3 weren't selected, others who did 2 got selected, so optimisation and lines of code do matter. Results were declared after 1 week. Then a group fly, almost half of the candidates got rejected after this. Three more interviews were held the day.
Final results were declared after 2 days
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an alphabet set, different from the a-z normal set, and then for two strings, we had to write our own strcmp function. (Maps not allowed)
Reverse a linked list in place, where you are not allowed to tamper a given node (pointer to the node was given). Include all the edge cases
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
Took a bit longer than I thought, spanning about three weeks from start to finish. After a quick recruiter screen, I had a technical round where I was asked about validating a binary search tree. The wild part is, I had literally seen this exact problem on prachub.com while prepping. It helped me feel more confident discussing my approach and edge cases. There was also a behavioral interview where I shared my experiences, and eventually, I received an offer. I chose to decline it, though, as it wasn't the right fit for me at the time.