RejectedOnsite

AI-Assisted ML Round, Rejected on Level Calibration

MicrosoftData Scientist · Senior+ · Onsite · Jun 2026

Background: about 4 years of YOE, full-stack DS at a startup. Timeline: Cold apply → recruiter reach out: 9 weeks Reach out → phone screen: 3 weeks Phone screen → onsite: 4 weeks (got the notice in the third week) Onsite → result: 5 weeks (I heard some people waited even longer) I'd long heard that Microsoft interviews move slowly, and now I've experienced it myself. Phone screen: resume walkthro…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jun 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.