Good salary and perks, with matched pension contributions and even annual flu vaccinations.
Management promoted on technical skills rather than leadership skills.
Stack ranking (now abolished) was very negative for offices outside Redmond.
Make leaders accountable.
I interviewed with Microsoft in September. I was referred by an employee, after which I had a phone screen. It was pretty straightforward. I was put through to the final round for four 45-minute interviews. These went okay for me, but I did not end
The phone interview consisted of general questions and one semi-technical question about quickly finding a book in a library. The on-site interview consisted of four interviews. All involved coding on a whiteboard and focused on data structures and
The interview was fairly technical. There were five rounds of interviews, and each interview was an hour. There was also a lunch interview which lasted 90 minutes.
I interviewed with Microsoft in September. I was referred by an employee, after which I had a phone screen. It was pretty straightforward. I was put through to the final round for four 45-minute interviews. These went okay for me, but I did not end
The phone interview consisted of general questions and one semi-technical question about quickly finding a book in a library. The on-site interview consisted of four interviews. All involved coding on a whiteboard and focused on data structures and
The interview was fairly technical. There were five rounds of interviews, and each interview was an hour. There was also a lunch interview which lasted 90 minutes.