About Microsoft's hiring dataSeen Grade B · 83/100 in plain English · 3 frequently asked questions

Microsoft hiring data — Seen Grade B · 83/100

Microsoft has a Seen Grade of B · 83/100 from 12 applicant accounts and 6 online mentions. Applicants report a 23% ghost rate and a 77% response rate. Applicants are largely kept in the loop, making this one of the more transparent hiring processes we track.

Microsoft hiring — frequently asked

Microsoft application status: do applicants hear back?

Of 12 applicant accounts on Seen, 77% say Microsoft got back to them (a rejection counts as an answer) and 23% say they never heard back. These are applicants' own accounts, not verified facts.

What is the Microsoft hiring process like?

Seen grades the Microsoft hiring process B (83/100) from 12 applicant accounts and 6 online mentions. Those reports say 77% of applicants heard back and 23% never did. These are applicants' own accounts, not verified facts.

Does Microsoft ghost applicants?

Of 12 applicant accounts on Seen, 23% say Microsoft never got back to them after they applied or interviewed. Most say they did hear back one way or another. These are applicants' own accounts, not verified facts.

  1. Home
  2. Companies
  3. Microsoft

Microsoft

Technology
Seen Grade B, 83 out of 100Good record

Most applicants hear back — 77% get a response.

12 applicant accounts counted in the grade · 6 online mentions (each counts half)

Moderate confidenceLast updated Oct 26, 2026How grades work
Hear back
77%
High
Ghosted
23%
Low
Wasted-effort risk
14%
Low

Applied to Microsoft?

Track it and we'll check in on day 7, 14 and 30.

Got an interview at Microsoft? Get your prep — questions for the role, answers from your résumé, and what applicants report about Microsoft’s interviews.

Applicant accounts

Loading accounts…

Report yours

Reports are anonymous claims, labeled by source and weighted by trust.

Loading accounts…

More about Microsoft

Know someone applying to Microsoft?