Microsoft is a cool place to work, with a lot of very interesting projects.
Stay away from WSD (Windows Servicing and Deliverables). It is made of teams that don't develop any new features and pretty much just backport fixes all the way to Windows Vista.
An on-campus interview with an engineer was followed by a flight into Redmond for two back-to-back technical interviews (though I was only considered for one team). Overall, the process was smooth and satisfactory.
I sent my resume to my university recruiter and interviewed at my university. It was a 30-minute interview consisting of one coding question. I heard back a week later and interviewed at Redmond, WA two weeks after that. The on-site interview consis
The initial call with the recruiter was brief. He simply asked about my experience. I told him about my past, which I felt was overqualified, but they turned me down without explanation. Pretty typical.
An on-campus interview with an engineer was followed by a flight into Redmond for two back-to-back technical interviews (though I was only considered for one team). Overall, the process was smooth and satisfactory.
I sent my resume to my university recruiter and interviewed at my university. It was a 30-minute interview consisting of one coding question. I heard back a week later and interviewed at Redmond, WA two weeks after that. The on-site interview consis
The initial call with the recruiter was brief. He simply asked about my experience. I told him about my past, which I felt was overqualified, but they turned me down without explanation. Pretty typical.