I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft in Feb 2011
Interview
The difficulty of the coding/technical question(s) will depend on what position you are applying for and what round of interview it is.
Overall, Microsoft asks very ambiguous questions to see what you will say. The first interview seemed much more qualifications based than behavioral based. Was 30 minutes long.
Three rounds of interview starting with phone screening, middle round of online interview and final round of three interviews all schedule within a couple weeks time. Interviews were Microsoft recruiters followed by employees
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If your boss asked you to build a coffee machine in a car, how would you approach it?
Standard behavioral set of questions, walked them through past projects I've worked out and answered some case-like product question, like what is your favorite product / non technical product, etc.
Apply the summer intern programme through official website. 2 rounds of interviews in total. Give general idea of what is a good PM and talk about the latest project. Deal with a small case.
