I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Velur) in Oct 2012
Interview
It was a campus recruitment for intern position. First round was online round consisting of aptitude questions, software engineering and c output questions. Then shortlisted candidates were interviewed (tech + HR). Then final result was declared.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Just data structures questions were asked and only approach to the question was asked.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Denver, CO) in Feb 2012
Interview
3 phone interviews, one was highly technical. I was really glad I had technical reference materials handy for this part. Three on-site interviews were very intense, each 50 minutes long. They fed me lunch and said after lunch there could be more interviews after lunch. After lunch they said I was good to go and that was it.
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Question 1
There were a lot of questions about specific people issues like difficult customers and handling disagreements in groups.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Jan 2008
Interview
Got a call from a Recuiter - CV sourced from Monster
Setup Round 1 - Telephonic Round - Was very basic to start with but probed the limits of my understanding
Round 2 - Was called to Hyderabad and given a problem to solve . A panel discussion was conducted where I presented my solution and was probed on the same.
Round 3 - A call from a senior director - went into more depth around my solution
Round 4 - Another call from another senior Director - Mostly behavioural and attitudinal questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was asked to explain the appropriate solution to a business related problem