Microsoft interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 26%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Microsoft as 70% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for SWE and IT Systems Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Consultant and Janitor roles were rated as the easiest.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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