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Manager at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 29, 2013
Interview Details all day panel
Interview Question – what are your failings Answer Question
Negotiation Details – open and well handled
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Technical Consulting at Microsoft
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 08, 2013
Interview Details
The first step was a standard online upload of your cv/ cover letter and three questions on why you want to work at microsoft.
The second was a logic test, this lasted roughly half an hour and was a sequence of logic shape tests, nothing too complicated.
The third stage was a telephone interview that was scheduled to last 45 mins but only lasted 30, the questions were competency based. and consisted of sections about. Motivation, confidence, drive and emotional Intelligence. You are required to answer in the STAR format. Also they asked if I knew of any Microsoft products.
Interview Question – Can you explain a time when you had to pitch an idea to a manager when initially they were sceptical, explain how you won them round. Answer Question
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Intern at Microsoft
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 11, 2013
Interview Details Online tests, phone interview then assessment centre
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Mach at Microsoft
No Offer – Interviewed in Reading, England Jan 2013 – Reviewed Mar 24, 2013
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submitted online cv (standard questions like why do you want to work for microsoft)
took online non verbal reasoning tests (very easy make sure that you do every single one of the practise papers before you even consider starting.
had a phone interview the call quality was really bad and i couldnt understand the interviewer
Interview Question – why do you want to work for microsoft View Answer
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Mach Sales Scheme at Microsoft
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 15, 2013
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The process is: online application, non-verbal reasoning test, telephone interview, assessment day, offer.
I passed the telephone interview but did not hear back about the assessment centre to guess i didnt make it. The telephone interview consisted of questions like, 'Who are microsofts competitors?', 'Give me an example of a time you convinced someone into your way of thinking' and standard competency questions like that; leadership example etc
Interview Question – Tell me of a time when you stood up against someone in a position of authority and convinced them to do something different Answer Question
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Intern at Microsoft
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 10, 2013
Interview Details I submitted my application through their website. They got back to me over 3 months (close to four months) later for a phone interview. I got an email a couple of weeks later saying I'd performed well in the interview, but that all of the spots for the internship they were considering me for were filled. It happens, but I was obviously very disappointed.
Interview Question – Given a string, reverse each token in that string Answer Question
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Microsoft Intern Scheme at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Reading, England Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 13, 2013
Interview Details
Initial standard online application, online aptitude tests, competancy phone interview, (unexpected/unlisted) technical phone interview.
Final stage is the assessment centre which consists of a competancy interview followed by a technical one.
Interview Question – (Whiteboard exercise) Implement strcmp using any language of your choice. View Answer
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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) at Microsoft
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 13, 2013
Interview Details One phone interview and three to four on-site interviews.
Negotiation Details – No
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Intern at Microsoft
No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2012 – Reviewed Mar 08, 2013
Interview Details Phone screening
Interview Question – how would you test a simple 4 operations calculator. Answer Question
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Software Engineer II at Microsoft
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 07, 2013
Interview Details Initial Phone + Screening for HR questions
Interview Question – question on semaphores Answer Question
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