Microsoft

The process was fairly standard: one technical screen followed by a four-interview loop. Unfortunately, several problems in the process impacted my ability to succeed. The preparation guidance provided was incorrect. The recruiter told me to study L

I was contacted by a recruiter via LinkedIn. I didn't apply for a specific position as they had a generic Principal Software Engineer opening for multiple projects. The screening interview with the Microsoft LinkedIn recruiter was brief, mostly disc

1. Got an initial screening interview over the phone and was rejected simply because I did not speak at a high enough language level (though I have a conversational level). I was very disappointed at being judged by language only, while they totally