Microsoft Internship Interview

Well I have my plane, hotel, and car reservations for my internship interview with Microsoft on Jan 30. I'm going to be interviewing for a software design engineer position. Besides for Chris Sell's Microsoft Interview Tips, does anyone have any tips or pointers for me?

I guess I will finally get to see the Microsoft campus, even if I don't get the position it will be worth the trip (especially since it is free)

23 Comments

  • Well if you have any questions on MS or the interview process, what's fun around campus, feel free to contact me :)

  • Good luck for your interview.

  • Be yourself, think before you talk, talk talk talk (and whiteboard, they want to see how you think).



    If possible, talk about interesting projects you've worked on, show off examples of your work (screenshots, web pages, etc), and talk about problems you've faced that you found a clever or new solution for.

  • Oh, I don't have a single good tip for your interview since I've never interviewed at MS. Be yourself and relax, treat it like any other job interview (even though it probably isn't) and be honest.

  • Good luck... Funny, in my blog roll I already had you listed as a MS employee... Maybe that's a sign...

  • As others have said, just be yourself... Treat it like a set of interesting and challenging conversations.

  • Wes,

    Good luck with your interview and wishing you the best.

  • Hello,



    I too need tips for my Feb 17th internship position with MS!!! I am SOOOO nervous...im not a programming god like those MS folks! I hope they like me! If I could get all dumb riddles that'll be great hehe!



    - nervous

    PS they are interviewing me for the Intern Software Test Engineer!

  • How was your interview on Jan 30?!

  • Hey guy I was just surfing and found this site. I reacently had an MS interview this past jan 26. I applied for a SDET position and all I could say is dont be nervous, enjoy, have fun and be yourselves. Practise problem solving and review your recent CS courses along with your programming projects. You may be asked to explain your recent programming projects, so if you are like me and forget it after you submit it you might want to review your own code. They did ask me about my projects and how I implemented them. Well good luck!

    Hope to see you in seattle this summer

  • sorry i left out that i had interviewed with a campus recruiter 3 weeks before receiving the email

  • I had an interview for SDE in Redmond in April, 20. That's 2 weeks ago. I didn't get any feedback from MS. Does that mean I was rejected?

    Will MS give you any feedback of rejection?

  • I interned with Microsoft for 2 summers in college and worked part time as a "Microsoft Student Consultant" during the school year. The experience was great. I have standard interview advice... Be yourself, ask relevant questions, don't give up... But I do have an interesting story about intern benefits... They offered me a choice of a rental car subsidy for the summer or a $300.00 bicycle subsidy. I chose the bicycle. There are a ton of other interns that will have cars to cart you around. I talked my recruiter into letting me purchase an electric scooter. Late night scooter rallies through the halls of building 41 were a great team building exercise.

  • Dont worry they usually take a while (up to 1 month) to respond, but they will let you know if you were acceepted or no. For those who submitted their curriculum, I dont know if this applies. Just be patient.

  • hey i need to attend an interview at MS on 22nd jan 08
    im still pursuing my btech 3rd year...
    can anyone help me in any way

  • I will have internship interview in March. I appreciate specific info about SDE internship positions.

  • hey guys,
    when i sent my resume in, it was all about exprience in Java and J2EE. i got a cal from them for a SDE position. i wonder if anyone MS specializes in java ?? i know it sounds weird but when they were advertising for the position, they did mention Java and J2EE as requisite skills. can someone who has given the SDE Intern interview enlighten me on this.

  • Hey,

    I am also in the same situation like you. I am SCJP and I am invited to attend the interview at micrsoft next week. I don't know why MS started looking for Java programmers.

  • Hi All!

    Can you tell me what questions do they asck on the intern interview in Redmond?

    10x!

  • Hi,

    What questions they ask on the intern interviews in Redmond?

    Thanks!

  • How to apply for the internships. Pls tell. I want to know urgently

  • Do you know anything about the finance rotation Program interview?

  • hi,
    i have applied for the ms internship program recently.I didnt get a call or a mail but a week back i got a courier for ms which contained 3 books regarding .net,xml....Can someone post me wat is the next step I hav to do..

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