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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Very light interview just to gauge the comfort with coding concepts. While prepping for the interview beforehand, I was grinding multiple leetcode course. When I got to the interview I realized I was drastically over prepared and I was able to simply relax.
There were a total of 3 technical questions. The first question was algorithmic, the second one was based on design patterns, and the third one on product design for PM role. Simple easy algorithms
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
it was an easy algorithm question on the whiteboard
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2024
Interview
Got put straight into the final rounds, two 45-minute interviews on the same day. Interviews were very chill, with your first 15 minutes being behavioral and the rest being technical. Interviewers are helpful and eager to know more about your achievements, so make sure you read up on the stuff you mention in your resume and really practice speaking out your thought process when coding.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had a conflict within a team