I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2016
Interview
I had phone interview with Microsoft after being recommended by a representative at the career fair at my school. The reception was really bad on the recruiter's end, which made the conversation a bit difficult. She asked general questions about why I chose CS, and I thought I did a pretty good job of answering, but never heard back, and didn't even get a response to my follow up email.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
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.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bangalore Rural) in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview was hard, even as a fresher the dsa they asked was hard category after I checked on leetcode. Though I couldn't solve it. Some of the other people who interviewed were asked easy - medium dsa