Microsoft

Met with a manager to start things off. Then, I got to know the team I'd be working with. It's not a bad group of people, but they weren't overly friendly. They seemed a little tired, as if they were working too hard.

This was a "hiring event" where 10 people were flown in together. They met the coordinators as a group, then were each given their own room. Each candidate was interviewed by 4 Microsoft employees for 45 minutes per interview. There was a 15-minute

Pretty standard. It involved a phone screen and an onsite interview with 6 interviewers. It took about 3 months to get my paperwork ready. But in general, the process was clear and straightforward. I wish it was faster; I wanted to move as fast a