I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tempe, AZ) in Oct 2015
Interview
It was pleasant, my interviewer asked a lot of behavior/personality based questions. I applied at my university when they visited for an information session and they got back to me in a few weeks. He knew that I did not have much experience so the questions weren't too hard. No technical questions were asked and he kept the environment very calm and stress free.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What technical projects have you done, and what role do you usually play in a team?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Austin, TX) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied through business school's job post website, was contacted about a week later for a 45 min phone interview. The interview was great, the interviewer was friendly and very conversational. Mostly behavioral questions, some which were a little bit unusual, and one technical question to assess your finance knowledge. I was never contacted afterwards, either for a rejection or an acceptance, so I am not really sure what caused the screw up on Microsoft's side. The overall process was pleasant, though.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you organize your tasks in the beginning of the day?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
People in Microsoft know about the popularity that they have and so they don't really care about you. The final round of interviews that I got was extremely disorganized. Although I arrived punctually, no one in the reception knew about where my interview was supposed to be, my recruiter wasn't responding and I ended up waiting for an hour in the reception before someone came and grabbed me.
Then 3 interviews with Microsoft employees followed. Another misunderstanding because although I applied for Software Engineering position, my interviews were with Program Managers and for Program Manager position. Pretty awkward.
I know that you are led by how recognizable this firm is, but think twice if it's worth it.