First, I attended a job fair at my college, Arizona State University, where I handed my resume to Microsoft.

I was then called into the school career center for my first interview. I was so nervous, but I was able to answer the questions I was asked. Even though I didn't finish writing the code, the interviewer saw my thought process and agreed that, given the time, I could code the solution.

A few weeks later, I received an email to set a date for an in-person interview. I arrived in Seattle and went for my interview the next day. Upon arriving at Microsoft, I met some other candidates who were also interviewing that day. We all were in the receiving area, playing with the Surface, Xbox, Guitar Hero, and some other games.

I had applied for an internship but asked them right there to change it to a job. I was told that I might not get the best fit. Thinking back, I guess I should have stuck with the internship.

I met with three people that day, each interview lasting about an hour, except the third which was about an hour and a half due to lunch. I was asked some tough questions, and I was able to answer some really well, and others not so well. Overall, it was a good interviewing experience, but I was so drained at the end of the day.

Design a memory management system.