I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Mangaluru) in Aug 2012
Interview
There were basically three steps in hiring
1) Online Aptitude test
2) Subjective test
3) Technical Interview.
First two steps are a piece of cake. All questions in first two step are simple and with a little knowledge of Data structures anyone can answer it.
Technical interviews were a bit tricky. Compared to all other companies technical interview Microsoft is the easiest (Believe me!). They ask simple questions related to linked list, trees but are tricky. They don't concentrate much on theory questions like explain Dikjstra algorithm... One good thing about Microsoft is you are allowed to give one bad interview. So, if you screw up once, don't worry you might get another chance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
given a linked list which has two types of pointers, a normal next pointer which points to next element in the list and random pointer which points to random element in the list. Question was to clone this linked list
Expect technical deep dives, coding challenges, and problem-solving scenarios. Questions will probe your knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design, assessing your ability to build robust systems. yes yus yes
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2024
Interview
Technical 3 round interview questions
Mangerial 1 round interview questions
Hr 1 round questions
But complex questions
All the best all the best best best very good option and good benefits
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational questions like reasoning for the approach
Nice and smooth the interviewer were really very helpful and knowledgeable also they try to help while giving interview and also when I have the interview they acknowledged if I was saying right or wrong so overall nice experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 coding rounds one on implementation and another on dsa
