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Software Development Intern Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

February 1, 2012
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

My interviewer was absolutely terrible. Right off the bat, it was obvious that they were very rude, cold, and unhelpful.

We started by talking briefly about what I was studying in school. Then, we quickly launched into the technical question. It was actually an easy question, but my interviewer and I had a bit of a 'language barrier.' I don't judge people based on how well they speak English, but if they are interviewing predominantly English-speaking computer science students for a position, then they had better speak English up to a certain proficiency where there is little or no risk of their lack of proficiency getting in the way of a fair interview.

As a result of significant miscommunication, I ended up answering the question correctly. Unfortunately, it turned out at the end that I did not answer exactly what they wanted. It was a shame, really, because it was a rather easy question, and I could have answered what they wanted in my sleep!

Just a terrible experience all around.

Questions

I only received one question, related to array traversal.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Development Intern role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Development Intern roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Microsoft's Software Development Intern interview process in Seattle, Washington.

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