I went through the first phase only it was a phone interview. It consisted of basic questions. Such a what programing languages you've learned, who you are, and a little but of a knowledge question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain recursion, as you were explaining to a 5 year old.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Irvine, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
On campus, 30 min long. First 5 min ask about resume. Next 20 min build a bst from a preorderly arranged integer array, write the code on a white board. When finished, interviewer took a photo of the white board. Last 5 min Q&A.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
build a bst from a preorder arranged integer array
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
It took 30 minutes and the recruiter asked me to explain 1 project in my resume, and asked a question involving removing duplicates from an array. After I gave my answer he asked how to make it more efficient and the Big O notation for it.