I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Herzliya) in Jun 2015
Interview
The first interview in microsoft. It was a cool but difficult Interview. The interviewer asked me to tell him about some project I completed in university. He have also asked basic questions such as "what is polymorphism?", "what is heritance?", and so on.
Then the interview actually started. He asked me about binary tree serialization, including code writing. He left me a couple of minutes alone in room and then checked my code with me. He also asked me to sketch on the board what I did. Then asked me one more little question about "SetAll" in O(1), It was an easy (and tricky) question but didn't know the solution, so he tried to help me but I failed. After 90 minutes the interview was ended.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Serialization/Deserialization of a Binary Tree,
Data structure to set all values in O(1)
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.
The interview was a long process. There was first the recruiter screen, which was followed by a 4-loop interview structure that covered technical, behavioral, and system design. The interviewers were very kind and accommodating.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft
Interview
After my application to ClipChamp - Microsoft, a recruiter reached out and scheduled my first interview. It was about basic interview questions and background analysis. After that I had my technical interview. The recruiter specifically said that I would be facing medium hacker rank questions. So I prepared accordingly. However, what I actually got was to analyse an application and re work it according to new requirements. I felt like I was set up for failure on purpose. Didn’t even hear back after that interview.
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