Microsoft interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 26%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
17,862 interviews
Microsoft interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Microsoft as 66.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.11 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Software Engineer and Photo Editor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Consulting Hardware Engineer and Assistant Store Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Microsoft takes an average of 30 days when considering 12,745 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Computer Programmer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Financial Rotational Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft according to 12,745 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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