Microsoft Software Developer Internship interview questions
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Candidates applying for Software Developer Internship roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 31 days.
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- Recruiter reached out on Linkedin to apply
- Set up the first phone interview for 30 mins
- Final rounds 45 mins, 2 interviews
Overall a good process, the recruiter was responsive. I would suggest practicing Leetcode.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jan 2022
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The first round was pretty straight up and the interviewer asks me about my past coding experience and my team corporation attitude. The whole process was chill and the interviewer was really patient. Still waiting for second round.
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Question 1
Tell me about your experience with a team that was difficult to work with.
Tell me about one innovative experience that you had done and how it improved the current situation.
Online codility test and then an interview of HR behavioural questions. Brainteaser was a bit unexpected and had 5 min to complete.
Recruiter was super friendly and overall was a very pleasant experience!!