I went for an on-site design interview at Microsoft — here’s what it was like and how I prepared…

Jul 15 · 13 min read

A timeline of my interview experience with Microsoft. Icons: Freepik

Tue. April 2— First contact

Wed. April 3 — The resume did its job!

Thu. April 4— The Phone Interview

Mon. April 8 — Interview Prep starts!

My trello board of tasks to prepare for the upcoming interview

Thu. April 11 — Finalize interview dates

Fri. April 12 — Tackling Whiteboard Challenges

Practicing white-boarding challenges

Mon. April 15 — Deck review #1

Tue. April 16 — Travel Itinerary Confirmation

Thu. April 18 — Deck review #2 + Mock presentation

Fri. April 19 — An encouraging pre-departure call with the Sr. recruiter

Sat. April 20 — Flying in to Seattle

Sun. April 21

Destination spots in Seattle: Pike Place Market, Gum Wall, Starbucks Reserve

The Portfolio Presentation

Image Credit: @Campaign_Creators

Examples of some slides from my presentation

The One-on-Ones

Image Credit: @nikarthur

Exploring the Microsoft Visitor Center

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