Microsoft Software Developer Internship interview questions
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Started off the process with HR interview, then two back-to-back interviews covering technicals, data structures and algorithms, and behaviorals about past experiences. Overall it was smooth, only took me a day to get feedback...
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2 rounds, one on the phone (nontechnical) and on the second round 2 (online) technical interviews. The behavioral interview was 30 minutes and each technical interview was about 45 minutes.
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