I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tokio) in Dec 2018
Interview
Took one onsite interview. The interviewer suddenly cancelled the interview at the last minute while I was on my way to the interview venue. And the interviewer showed up late (15 minutes) for the rescheduled interview.
It was a great turnoff and I thought I’d never work for this company anymore.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose MS?
What would you like to do in the next 3, or 5 years?
What would you like to do here at MS?
Very positive interview experience, interviewers were engaged and asked questions that went beyond professional experience to learn about me as a whole person. I could tell the interviewers really believed in the company mission, they spoke very passionately about it. Results were communicated within a few days which was really nice. The training and onboarding for contract employees in recruiting could be improved.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Hyderabad) in Feb 2018
Interview
First 2 rounds were telephonic and for further rounds I was called at Hyderabad office. No time was valued, no processses in place. They will keep you waiting like donkeys and towards the evening they would need all the energy to perform at your best. No feedback after 4 months despite checking with the recruiter. It was one of my dream companies, however this experience has changed my perception.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You would be asked to mono act the whole scenario of recruitment