Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. La procedura ha richiesto 5 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft nel mese di ott 2017
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Recruiter contacted me via phone call after graduation
Microsoft flew me for an on-site interview 1 month after phone interview, and everything was paid for. Had 4 rounds of interviews during on-site day
Asked me to draw out the end-to-end architecture of a gaming project I worked on sited on my resume (make sure you can speak on every single thing you put on your resume with confidence)
You have 9 balls, equally big, equally heavy - except for one, which is a little heavier.
How would you identify the heavier ball if you could use a pair of balance scales only twice?
The famous hat guessing problem
Players are put a hat on top of their head, which can be black or green. Each player is standing on a step on a staircase and can guess their own hat colour (black or green) or pass. Each player can only see the hat of the person in front of them, but not theirs. This means that each call can only depend on the other prisoners' hat colours. However, before the distributing of hats begins, the players are told the rules and can agree on a strategy. The players get a point if the hat color they guess happens to be the color of the hat on their head. Which strategy should the players use so that the winning probability becomes maximal?
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Hyderabad) nel mese di gen 2026
Colloquio
Not a great experience with interviews taking 1 month to complete. Despite ongoing communication, the role did not move forward, reportedly due to approval constraints. The overall experience highlights a gap in aligning internal approvals before progressing candidates to advanced stages.
Clearer communication and better alignment internally would improve the candidate experience
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Questions on Project Experience and Thought process
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Colloquio
The interview process is grueling and I get why people do it but its more awareness, know that you'll spend an entire day and meet several people, so it's important to be mentally and physically prepared. Eat a good breakfast but not heavy stay hydrated. This was just for a PM role it's their standard process I imagine executive level is another thing altogether
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Tell me about a time you didn't agree with someone who was a stakeholder on your project and how did you handle that?
Very smooth, thoughtful interview process. It showed the recruiter really cared what I had to contribute and asked great followup clarifying questions. Would definitely recommend everyone try an interview with them even if it doesn't pan out.
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Name one project that you have worked on and tell us the outcomes?
