Microsoft

Microsoft's infamous "interview loop" consists of three one-hour-ish interviews with current MSFT employees, followed by another interview with a general manager. The interview structure is nothing peculiar, featuring standard algorithm construction

I was contacted by a recruiter for a hiring event organized by one of the groups at Microsoft. Overall, it was a very smooth interview experience. First, I was asked to complete a 1-hour online test, and following that, I attended an onsite event.

Initial communication: Referred by an employee, I learned from a staffing agent that they were looking for a match. Once I was in the system, it took about two weeks to hear from the interested groups. Phone screen: This "tell me how you would do th