I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft in Dec 2013
Interview
Submitted resume to recruiter. Microsoft employee contacted me directly via e-mail asking if interested in spring internship. Through e-mail correspondence, coordinated a 1:1 skype interview. The interview began by telling about the project they were looking for an intern. Then the employee asked about background, skills, and asked what you wanted from this experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interviewer wanted to know technical skills; however, didn't have clear defined problem to answer.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
30 minutes interview on school campus with just one coding question. Talked about some features specific to interviewers team and some of my past projects. Informed of advancing to final round 2 weeks later. Didn't here back for 3 weeks after that, so I emailed recruiter and was told there was a backlog of applicants, switched to SDET to accelerate the process. Had interview in Redmond 3 weeks after that (8 weeks since first interview). Final round was 4 45 minute interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fill an integer matrix in a spiral fashion. Starting in the upper left corner and going clock-wise, the next element should be one more than the previous.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Neu-Delhi) in Jan 2013
Interview
Multiple rounds spanning over few months. Shortlisting after each round. First round had about 15-20 objective questions to test really basic skills in 1 hour. Second round consists of coding on 2-3 given problems in 1 hour. Next up is phone interview in which they might ask puzzles or other computer science questions. Finally 2 face-to-face interviews with increasing level of difficulty and shortlisting too. Interviews consist of both questions testing your skill and also related to your background and resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing as such. Had good amount of discussion over my projects and resume.