On campus, I was asked to solve a simple string manipulation problem and a text search problem.

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I used python on a white board. I answered both correctly, they were quite easy.

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The key in generic questions like this, is to make sure to cover the fundamentals. There's usually a back-and-forth with the interviewer.
      

Might be worth doing a mock interview with one of the Microsoft Software Engineer experts on Prepfully? Really helps to get some real-world practice and guidance.
      

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