I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Prag) in Dec 2021
Interview
Had an hour long interview with HR and behavioural questions and at the end a logic puzzle. Answered everything great but I did not hear back from them even after a month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a stone broke in 4 pieces what are the weights of the pieces knowing that you can use them to measure any weight from 1 to 40 kg
Great experience very smooth. They made the process very easy. The behavioral interview also included a few more technical questions but nothing crazy. The behavioral questions were fairly standard and focused mostly on mindset
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Stoke-on-Trent, England) in Jan 2022
Interview
It was good.
1. But the interviewer was having a bad internet connection which led to only an audio call on Teams. A video call would be better.
2. The interviewer asked me NOT to say out loud my thoughts while solving the given problem, contrary to which I read.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. Which year would you be graduating?
Q. What inspired you to apply at MS?
Q. Which application do you like from MS? And how would you improve it?
Q. Describe the most difficult project that you have done using your programming skills.
Q. Describe a difficult situation in your experience where you had to tackle a problem.
Q. How would you explain multi threading in layman terms. Use no technical terms.
Q. Problem solving question: (5 mins to solve):
There's a stone weighing 40 kg. You are given a scale where you can put the stone on one side and an item (whose weight is to be measured) on the other side. The weight of the item can be measured inclusive of 1 kg and 40 kg. If the stone is broken into 4 selected parts, then the weight can be measured. Is it true? If yes, what are the weights of the 4 parts of the stone?