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Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience

February 27, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a recruiter telephone screen, where it seemed to me that the recruiter was very clearly just reading questions off a list.

Somehow I passed that round and received an email inviting me for an onsite interview. They mentioned they'd provide more detail later.

Then, two days before the interview, I received another email telling me when and where to meet someone and that another recruiter would reach out with yet more information. The next day, literally the evening before the interview, I received the email with "more information." All it said was, again, when and where to meet someone.

It stated that I'd go through 3-5 rounds of interviews, that I didn't need to know my schedule, and that they would let me know when my day was complete. For all I knew, the day could have lasted anywhere from 1.5 hours to 5 hours.

I canceled the interview because I was a full-time student with other commitments. Perhaps I've been spoiled by other tech companies, but honestly, I found it a bit ridiculous that I was given so little time and information with which to prepare.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.

Success Rate

26%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral33%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.

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