Microsoft Software Engineer interview questions
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How others got an interview
- 28%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
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- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Software Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 38%
Phone interview: 38%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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