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Hardware Engineering Interview Experience

October 1, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Initial interview on campus.

Talked about experience and asked questions regarding knowledge and skills indicated on the resume. Questions were basic, such as:

  • Advantages and disadvantages of FPGAs
  • Difference between BJT and CMOS
  • What I gained from extra-curricular and leadership activities

Although I failed to remember things from the Smith chart...

Questions

Smith chart

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Microsoft Hardware Engineering role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Hardware Engineering roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral33%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Hardware Engineering interview process in United States.

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