Microsoft Interview Experience | On Campus - Nov 2022

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Microsoft

2 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Anonymous

Fresher | Nov 2022

Selected

Interview preparation journey

Preparation

Duration: 6 months

Topics: Data Structures, DBMS, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Pointers

Tip

Tip 1 : Do it consistently. Don’t do practice in breaks.
Tip 2 : Try to solve the problem by yourself don’t jump on the solution directly.
Tip 3 : Do some Frontend or Backend projects to show some work that you have done.

Application process

Where: Campus

Eligibility: Good CGPA

Resume tip

Tip 1 : keep it short, up to the point
Tip 2 : put some projects there and mention things in bold that you want to show to the interviewer

Interview rounds

Round

Medium

Online Coding Test

Duration120 Minutes

Interview date10 Nov 2022

Problems2

Late Night

1. Number Of Vehicles

There is a person named Bob who is the mayor of a state. He wants to find the maximise number of vehicles that can be registered in his state.

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2. Unique Paths

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Round

Medium

Video Call

Duration60 Minutes

Interview date1 Dec 2022

Problems1

1. Detect and Remove Loop

Given a singly linked list, you have to detect the loop and remove the loop from the linked list, if present. You have to make changes in the given linked list itself and return the updated li...

Problem approach

1. This method is also dependent on Floyd’s Cycle detection algorithm.
2. Detect Loop using Floyd’s Cycle detection algorithm and get the pointer to a loop node.
3. Count the number of nodes in the loop. Let the count be k.
4. Fix one pointer to the head and another to a kth node from the head.
5. Move both pointers at the same pace, they will meet at the loop starting node.
6. G...

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