I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
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Was interviewed for position in Mobile communications but misunderstood my background to be from mobile phone design as opposed to mobile network design. Had to recover from the situation with grace without making the interviewer look foolish
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Expected a different background and experience than mine
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Oct 2014
Interview
Great Experience. Had one phone interview, one interview on my college campus and the final interviews in Seattle. The phone interview had some technical questions and the interviewer used collabedit. Overall a great experience. Microsoft takes care of everything.
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The technical questions were pretty standard. The design questions were interesting and challenging.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Sep 2014
Interview
I was recruited by this team (I did not actually apply for the job) and after about 4 phone screens, they flew me out for an onsite. The phone interviews vs in-person are FAR different. I was kept in a tiny meeting room for EIGHT HOURS without a break during the onsite. This was super stressful and after answering virtually the same questions for hours, it is hard to gauge how things are going. I think they could really do with a less intense interview process, particularly if the candidate is one the hiring team actively recruited.
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The most unexpected questioning was from a female manager who wanted my specific experiences with sexism and misogyny in the workplace. She asked me many variations along this line of questioning.