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Early in profession hiring tips

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  • Through our interview process, we aim to discover your base knowledge in the area of focus, evaluate critical thinking skills, assess how you solve problems and your ability to learn. You'll have an initial interview and, if selected, a second final interview. We aim to discover your strengths to pair you with the right team.

     

    Our interview process varies depending on the role you're applying for. For some of our openings you may be asked to write code, share a creative portfolio or project, or provide examples of your work in other ways.  Interview preparation and details are communicated to candidates when they are invited to interviews to help set you up for success.

  • Virtual interviews

    All our interviews are virtual. To help you prepare, please see tips for virtual interviewing.

    You can also find further recommendations for virtual interviewing from Kelsea, University Recruiting Account Manager and Chase, Programming Engineer when you watch this video.

     

    Virtual Interview Day

    • 1:1 meetings with Microsoft employees
    • A break is incorporated between interviews
    • Prepare for multiple types of questions, both behavioral and functional/technical, focused on your experience and skills that could translate to the role for which you are interviewing
    • Your recruiter can help you understand the specific timeline of when you can expect to hear back regarding the hiring decision.
  • Virtual interviews

    All our interviews are virtual. To help you prepare, please see tips for virtual interviewing.

    You can also find further recommendations for virtual interviewing from Kelsea, University Recruiting Account Manager and Chase, Programming Engineer when you watch this video.

     

    Virtual Interview Day

    • 1:1 meetings with Microsoft employees
    • A break is incorporated between interviews
    • Prepare for multiple types of questions, both behavioral and functional/technical, focused on your experience and skills that could translate to the role for which you are interviewing
    • Your recruiter can help you understand the specific timeline of when you can expect to hear back regarding the hiring decision.