Good benefits, not too stressful, and lots of events.
There are lots of smart people working at Microsoft, and everyone is willing to help.
Boring work if you are far down the chain. Only Microsoft Research gets to work on the interesting projects; most other people work on maintaining what is already there.
I am a mechanical engineer by training with past programming experience primarily for personal projects (video games and such) in multiple languages. I'm currently in a PhD program, finishing up the master's portion. I casually chatted with a recrui
I was asked a question about my current coursework, specifically what I learned in each course. Then, I was asked to explain a topic I liked most in any course. After that, we spent some time discussing my resume. Following that, I was asked to co
On-campus interview followed by a day of interviews at the headquarters. Getting the interview was left much to be desired. The recruiter canceled the on-site interview a day before a long holiday and, as a result, was out of the office without commu
I am a mechanical engineer by training with past programming experience primarily for personal projects (video games and such) in multiple languages. I'm currently in a PhD program, finishing up the master's portion. I casually chatted with a recrui
I was asked a question about my current coursework, specifically what I learned in each course. Then, I was asked to explain a topic I liked most in any course. After that, we spent some time discussing my resume. Following that, I was asked to co
On-campus interview followed by a day of interviews at the headquarters. Getting the interview was left much to be desired. The recruiter canceled the on-site interview a day before a long holiday and, as a result, was out of the office without commu