Explorer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Explorer Intern roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 44 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Explorer Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
Presentation: 29%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
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I did my phone screen ~a month after applying, and got invited to the final round the next day. The interview was chill and pleasant. They reuse questions in my case so do some google before interview.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2018
Interview
The interview process began with an on-campus interview and then a series of phone interviews. Finally, I was flown out to Seattle for several in-person interviews. The interviews started more focused on creativity but as I progressed became more technical based. For example, I was asked to complete a matrix.
This was a First Round Explore Phone interview
The interviewer was chill and eased my nerves by repeating my answers back to me in a more concise manner.
Recommend reviewing sorting algorithims