I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Difficult interview, but not harrd to crack.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Jan 2008
Interview
They paid to fly me to Washington and changed the flight last minute at my request, very accommodating. The interviews lasted half a day. Mostly they asked about basic computer science ideas and brain teaser type programming questions (e.g. how to find a loop in a linked list).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None of the questions stood out as most difficult or unexpected, but after a few hours the last interview was the hardest just from fatigue and being short on sleep from the traveling.