I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Microsoft (Cambridge, MA) in Feb 2025
Interview
I was contacted by the interviewer, who will also be my mentor. The first interview was a 30-minute discussion with him about my research. The second round was with a colleague from his team. Overall, the position was very research-oriented — I mainly introduced my work and discussed potential future directions that could align with the team’s ongoing projects.
The interview is about research, takes about 1 h, after that I didnt hear anything back even with followup emails. The recruitment portal is useless, and it never got updated. There is even no HR just with one of the team member from that group.
The Microsoft Research interview focuses on deep discussion of past research, probing technical understanding, experimental design, and reasoning. Expect open-ended problem solving, possible light coding, and evaluation of research maturity and motivation.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
Interview
After I sent the initial email to the recruiter expressing my interest in the position, I received a detailed reply three days later. We have now successfully scheduled an introductory meeting via Microsoft Teams to discuss the opportunity further.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions are based on personal resume
