Excellent place if you are a star coder & game player. Microsoft loves super-smart coders. If you can code 12 hours without stopping, Microsoft is still willing to pay big bucks for you.
If you want promotion, work/life balance is very hard to maintain. Opaque and inhuman review process.
The visibility game is not good for anyone.
After an on-campus interview, I was invited to have an on-site interview. The on-site interview included 4 sessions, each 45 minutes long. Every session was followed by a 15-minute break.
1. College recruiters visited my school and contacted me for an in-person interview. One round, one person. Random and technical questions, including "How many gas stations are there in the United States?" 2. On-site interview at Redmond. 5 rounds
Applied through university and was contacted a few days later for an on-campus interview. Was invited to have an on-site interview in Redmond 4-5 weeks later. There were 4 interview rounds. The three most important skills they were looking for are
After an on-campus interview, I was invited to have an on-site interview. The on-site interview included 4 sessions, each 45 minutes long. Every session was followed by a 15-minute break.
1. College recruiters visited my school and contacted me for an in-person interview. One round, one person. Random and technical questions, including "How many gas stations are there in the United States?" 2. On-site interview at Redmond. 5 rounds
Applied through university and was contacted a few days later for an on-campus interview. Was invited to have an on-site interview in Redmond 4-5 weeks later. There were 4 interview rounds. The three most important skills they were looking for are