Microsoft

They came to campus; I had the final interview of the day. Fifteen minutes in, the interviewer laughed and said, “Look, we’re out of time,” checking his watch, and thanked me for my time. I assumed that meant it went poorly, but then they reached ou

30 minutes talking with the recruiter, solving one easy coding problem, and asking questions to the recruiter. I solved the problem very quickly and had a nice conversation with the recruiter, but I was still rejected.

I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.