After my graduation, I posted my resume on Microsoft's global career website. HR contacted me and scheduled a phone screen that was an hour long. I was invited for an onsite interview, a full loop. The onsite loop involved first some information exchange with an HR person. Then, I was approached by my would-be manager. He welcomed me at the reception and sent me over to another member of the team to be interviewed. I had three interviews back to back, and one of them was a lunch interview. Then, I met the would-be manager (a test lead) again for the fourth interview. All first four interviews were whiteboard sessions, and we also chatted about my resume, past experience, and general questions like, "Where do you see yourself in five years from now?" etc. All the programming questions were on data structures and algorithms and core CS concepts.

My fifth interview was with the hiring manager (a test manager). He also sent me to a board for another whiteboard session, then asked me various test questions, like giving test cases for testing a keyboard, a coffee mug, and MS Paint. Then, he went over my resume and asked me questions on my research assistantship experience and projects that I completed there.

All the interviewers were very respectful. Between each interview, they asked me if I cared for a drink. It ended up a very happy and memorable experience. I was offered the job!

Should we ship the product that has known bugs and issues?