I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mumbai) in Sept 2014
Interview
Microsoft had come to the campus for providing summer internships. First, there was an online coding round. The questions had MCQs and 2 coding challenges. It had to be completed in 1.5 hours. The coding question was to search for an element in a sorted, rotated array. The second question was to find the in order successor in a binary tree. Students who cleared the coding round got one-on-one interviews. There were 2 rounds of interviews : one technical and one behavioural. The entire process lasted for a day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer asked me just one coding question: You are given a number as an integer. You have to print it in words: e.g. input : 1234
Output : One thousand two hundred thirty four.
Followed by this, was a question on testing. He asked me what kind of tests can be performed to check the standard conditions on a microwave?
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.
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.