Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
Non-technical phone interview for a software engineering internship, focusing mainly on behavioral questions, projects, and work experience. Very pleasant interview, enjoyed the conversation and the interviewer allowed it to feel more like a natural conversation than a series of questions. The interview included a simple logic puzzle (no fancy tricks required!).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an obstacle you have overcome (or failed to overcome) during a project?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2015
Interview
1 phone interview followed by 4 onsite interviews in Redmond.
Phone interview had a technical question, used recursion and DP concepts.
All interviews were with the specific unit I was interested in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
work experience, projects worked on at school and on the side. technical questions in each round as well.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Jul 2015
Interview
It was a Phone Interview. I applied through the University Career fair event. It was for a software developer Internship for the Summer. It was a pretty easy interview but I have no Idea why i did not get a reply back or an explanation that I was not selected.