Benefits such as medical, vision, and dental are still better than industry.
Bonuses and stock options are also still better.
Microsoft management does not have an ounce of moral fiber. Instead of letting people go as RIFs, they are putting them through the psychological beat down and humiliation of being "Managed Out" so they don't have to pay any severance package.
They are slowly working their way down the list, and I'll be very surprised if they're not #100 by the end of 2015.
Management and HR need to treat people as human beings. They've become as bad or worse than all the other major corporations. The bigger they are, the greedier they get at the top, and the working-class employee keeps getting trampled on.
I was contacted by a recruiter who conducted a phone screening right then and there. I then had a second phone interview with a team member. After that, I moved on to an on-site interview. This lasted for about 3 hours.
Microsoft Interview process Off Campus through college. Round 1: Online coding questions (Eliminatory round). Technical round - 2. Round 1: Online Coding solving. Round 2: HR + Coding.
Two rounds: 1 technical for 45 min. Asked DSA questions like valid parentheses and peak element, then optimized using binary search. 1 hr 45 min. Asked about projects and leadership questions.
I was contacted by a recruiter who conducted a phone screening right then and there. I then had a second phone interview with a team member. After that, I moved on to an on-site interview. This lasted for about 3 hours.
Microsoft Interview process Off Campus through college. Round 1: Online coding questions (Eliminatory round). Technical round - 2. Round 1: Online Coding solving. Round 2: HR + Coding.
Two rounds: 1 technical for 45 min. Asked DSA questions like valid parentheses and peak element, then optimized using binary search. 1 hr 45 min. Asked about projects and leadership questions.