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June 2004 - Posts

Preparing for Technical Positions at MS: part 1: college campus route

Posted Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:23 PM by adamu
Matt asked about how to prepare for a technical position at Microsoft. Since there are two separate recruiting engines at Microsoft, I’m going to break my comments up into college candidates and industry candidates to match the paths that people typically Read More...
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You've got Questions, I've got answers.

Posted Friday, June 18, 2004 3:14 AM by adamu
I got some questions on my last blog post, so I’ll do my best to answer them now: Q. How hard is it to get a job at Microsoft? Well, that’s a tough question to answer. There are hundreds of variables there. If you know someone and they submit your resume Read More...
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Questions, Questions, Questions

Posted Thursday, June 10, 2004 2:34 PM by adamu
I got several email responses about how hiring works at Microsoft, and what I look for in hiring. I will respond to the questions, in my next post, but in the meantime, you can read a couple blog entries by Michael. Screen Door Hallmarks of Great Tester Read More...
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Added a couple blog links

Posted Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:12 PM by adamu
I put a couple of links on my main blog page, will add more as I run across stuff that I enjoy. If you haven't yet, You should read Soma's blog. Soma is my manager's manager. Michael, aka the Braidy Tester , has a great blog. Michael is the technical Read More...
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Why QA? Why Microsoft?

Posted Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:05 PM by adamu
I came to Microsoft 8 years ago, happy but a little frightened about a salaried job, happy not to be travleing, and most of all, amazed that I got paid to beat on new technology and make it break, but my goal was to eventually be a developer here. I always Read More...
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Introductions

Posted Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:04 PM by adamu
I'm Adam Ulrich, and I'm the test manager for a version 1 tool in the developer tools division of Microsoft. I won't be able to say a lot about this product until it is publicly announced, but I hope to share with you a lot about process, tools, and why Read More...
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