I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jul 2009
Interview
Initial interview with recruiter, pleasant guy was very nice. The follow up took 3 weeks after I emailed twice, got lost in the shuffle. Sent an email questionnaire with some C coding and my task was to optimize the code. Followed by a telephone interview. I dont think I did great in the phone interview and was asked to apply later.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Optimize the following C code to decrease the overall O value
The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Microsoft in May 2011
Interview
I applied online and was called back promptly within a week. I was invited to an information session the same week, which is not a private interview. Because it's different than a lot of jobs they provide an info session first to see if it's something you are interested in. If your district invites you to a session just go if you're interested don't bother the receptionist with a bunch of questions. I was then invited to five 1:1 interviews, as were a lot of other candidates. Mine was scheduled for the following day. My interview was not a behavioral style. It was more about figuring out if I could catch on quickly and if I had good conversation skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some strategies to push quality gates upstream in the software development lifecycle?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bellevue, WA) in May 2009
Interview
5 people in the loop, a mix of Dev/SDET. Testing process questions, technical questions (how you will test x), behavior questions (what will you do if you ...)