EPTMicrosoft Interview - I got one! - Page 4
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fatfail
United States386 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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ProV1
United States980 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
On February 16 2013 13:46 fatfail wrote: Doesn't MS interview ask some strange logic puzzles and unusual questions? They used to, along with many other tech employers. They don't do that anymore. | ||
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eTcetRa
Australia822 Posts
Good luck to you! :D | ||
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
 Prep well for the interview though.. careercup.com is your friend. GLGL | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
On February 16 2013 14:19 Chairman Ray wrote: They used to, along with many other tech employers. They don't do that anymore. Whoa, really? That's very interesting--how come they don't do that anymore? I remember reading some past TLer blogs about their [successful!] gamut of interviews there, and they talked about all the harrowing questions and what have you. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
On February 16 2013 17:30 Aerisky wrote: Whoa, really? That's very interesting--how come they don't do that anymore? I remember reading some past TLer blogs about their [successful!] gamut of interviews there, and they talked about all the harrowing questions and what have you. I read in a few tech blogs that they stopped doing that because it was poorly gauging the candidate's coding skills. The most common type of programming interview question now is on simple data structures. For data structures such as linked lists and trees, candidates are able to provide an answer within the allotted time frame, and there would still be a high variability between the qualities of each candidate's solution. In my interview with Microsoft last month, every question was programming with data structures. | ||
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Teodice
Sweden641 Posts
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Horo
United States351 Posts
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GeorgeyBeats
United Kingdom338 Posts
On February 16 2013 13:46 fatfail wrote: Doesn't MS interview ask some strange logic puzzles and unusual questions? I had to do a set of weird logic tests online before I got my interview. However we have a really basic form of that kind of test before we go to secondary school in some parts of the UK so I was fairly prepared for it, albeit those tests were around 10 years ago. I can imagine it being pretty tricky I hadn't done similar things already. | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
On February 16 2013 18:08 Chairman Ray wrote: I read in a few tech blogs that they stopped doing that because it was poorly gauging the candidate's coding skills. The most common type of programming interview question now is on simple data structures. For data structures such as linked lists and trees, candidates are able to provide an answer within the allotted time frame, and there would still be a high variability between the qualities of each candidate's solution. In my interview with Microsoft last month, every question was programming with data structures. Ah, I see, gotcha! Thanks, really fascinating stuff how they go about selecting employees and gauge the ability of potential applicants and everything, especially in as competitive an industry as tech. | ||
digmouse
China6328 Posts
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
Anyway, good luck! | ||
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