I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2012
Interview
Had an interview with Microsoft. It was a very great experience. The questions were relatively easy. Some of them were like:
Is C++ better than Java?
How would you test a vending machine?
What would you do if you were locked outside of your house?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have 9 balls. and one of the ball is lighter. All others are equal in weight. So then, if you have a single scale and you are given two turns how would you find the lighter ball?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Initial contact can be conducted by a talent recruiter, after which you setup a phone interview. Which involves, history, behavioral questions, and brain teasers. You get your phone interview pass fail within two weeks. The next step, you fly out, typically to the main campus and the next day have 4 or 5 , 45 minute, interviews. Typically you get your results the same day.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
List the different types of testing (and apply as many as you can).
It was just the initial round which was technical from the word go. Have to be really prepared to get through these interviews as there is not too much time to think.