Microsoft·Applied Scientist

Microsoft Applied Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

IndiaPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience was technically normal up front, but the communication around it ended up being the hardest part.

I was called for a virtual interview, and then minutes before it was scheduled I received an email saying it was canceled. They said they’d reschedule, but I never got a new time.

Later, when I did manage to get through an interview, it still didn’t feel like there was closure. After the interview, HR went silent for about a month before I finally received any response. The interviews themselves didn’t leave the same kind of frustration as the waiting did. The lack of transparency and the long gaps afterward really changed how I judged the process, even though I otherwise understood the

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