I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Dallas, TX) in Jan 2017
Interview
1. Submitted my resume online under customer facing technology division. About a month later heard back from a recruiter that I was selected for an initial phone interview.
2. Phone interview lasted about 30 minutes. Standard behavioral interview questions were asked: Why Microsoft, How would you teach your grandma how to use a computer, How do you know when to stop, Show me your passion for technology, etc.
3. About 2 months after I was notified I was selected for an onsite interview at Las Colinas, TX. There were about 50 of us in the afternoon session ( another 50 in the morning session). The flight, hotel and all travel expenses were covered by Microsoft. I was individually interviewed by 4 Microsofties, from SEEs to managers. Most of the questions were behavioral, such as tell me about this project you've completed, tell me about yourself, why Microsoft, etc. I had to do several role-plays, such as handling a frustrated customer who doesn't want to talk to me or an angry customer who demands reimbursement, etc. I was asked to explain a segment of code in C++ ( because I listed it on my resume) and explain which hardware component in a computer is most brittle. Some other interviewees also were asked questions like guess a number from 1-20, what would you do if tomorrow is the end of the world, etc, but I weren't asked such questions. Make sure you ask the interviewers questions too!
4. Got a phone call the day after the interview and I was told that I was extended an offer. I am so happy and excited to join the team soon!!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Microsoft, How would you teach your grandma how to use a computer, How do you know when to stop, Show me your passion for technology, tell me about this project you've completed, tell me about yourself, explain which hardware component in a computer is most brittle, guess a number from 1-20, what would you do if tomorrow is the end of the world, [ int *p = 0; p += 200; fprintf("%u/n, p), what is the end result? ]
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY)
Interview
I got an email from a recruiter via LinkedIn about the job. I applied online and did a Phone interview first. Then I was called in for an on-campus interview at the Texas campus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to explain the internet to my grand-mother, how would you describe it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bengaluru)
Interview
It was very easy, just go unprepared. Be positive, prepare to yammer like a hawk. Use good english, technical knowledge is not mandatory since it is a call center. If you have a good english, you will easily go through.