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October 2005 - Posts

Scientists Discover Senior VP with Intense Interest in Recruiting

Posted Monday, October 31, 2005 5:29 PM by HeatherLeigh
I'm only kind of kidding. How many senior business leaders do you know that are so engaged in recruiting that they actually do the campus visits themselves and then blog about it? Steven Sinofsky, our SVP in Office is such a person. Steven is known at Read More...
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Moderating comments while I am on vacation...

Posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:56 PM by HeatherLeigh
Sorry to have to do this, but I want to ward off all the evil spam trolls. I'll try to get through comments and publish quickly upon my return. In the meantime, I've got some blog posts going up while I am out of the office just so you don't get bored Read More...
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BillG on MTV

Posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:54 PM by HeatherLeigh
Tonight at 8:30, Bill Gates' new album drops on MTV. OK, just kidding, but he will be on MTV in a segment called: "The Notorious B.G. – A Forum with Bill Gates" (no, I am totally serious). This is all somehow related to Bill's college tour, which looked Read More...
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Business Travel Stops Here

Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:34 AM by HeatherLeigh
I know this is an ad for Microsoft's LiveMeeting , but is it wrong that I picture this being an ex-boyfriend (I mean, if he bought a suit)? Hee! Read More...
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Judge a potential manager by how they treat their recruiter

Posted Monday, October 24, 2005 2:32 PM by HeatherLeigh
Single women are told to judge how a man would treat a future wife by how he treats a waitress in a restaurant. I'm going to assume that this advice, which I have heard a number of times from various sources (just in general...not seeking out that kind Read More...
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Proof of sunshine in Seattle

Posted Monday, October 24, 2005 11:42 AM by HeatherLeigh
Or maybe it's always sunny when you are #1 (whee!). Please humor me just once each college football season, OK? (Ah, maybe twice)... I'm off to points south later this week for our game against WSU at the Coliseum and to take care of this pale glow in Read More...
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Microsoft partnering with Wembley Stadium

Posted Friday, October 21, 2005 10:32 AM by HeatherLeigh
Article here. I heard it's going to be in Dubly and all the systems will go to eleven (sorry, a *little* spinal tap humor). Is it too much to hope for that the perks could possibly include one Staffing Programs Manager being whisked away to London to Read More...
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McKinsey on Employment Branding

Posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:10 PM by HeatherLeigh
Here's a short paper from McKinsey Quarterly (registration required--free) that highlights the importance of employment brand (no real in-depth analysis but a good high level view...I'm pretty sure the McKinsey people would like to be paid if you want Read More...
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Error messages hurt

Posted Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:50 AM by HeatherLeigh
New Microsoft feature: EMEA developers feel your pain . Features also available in Candidate Service Pack 2.0 so you can let that hard-to-reach recruiter know that you really do expect a response to your resume submission (bzzzzzzzt! Ow!) via Inside Microsoft Read More...
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Bill Gates' University Tour....videos

Posted Monday, October 17, 2005 7:18 PM by HeatherLeigh
I thought these were great . I believe our campus recruiting team was somehow involved. Favorites are Howard University and 'Sconsin. Read More...
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Blog Interview with Romi Mahajan of Microsoft's Server Platform BMO

Posted Monday, October 17, 2005 5:11 PM by HeatherLeigh
Today, I interviewed Romi Mahajan, Group Marketing Manager, in Microsoft’s Business and Marketing Office. Many people ask about Microsoft’s “BMO” so I asked Romi about the group, it’s relationship to other marketing organizations at Microsoft and the Read More...
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Steve Ballmer Caption Contest

Posted Friday, October 14, 2005 4:29 PM by HeatherLeigh
Over on the Seattle PI blog. The proposed captions are hilarious! Of course, having not eaten any sugar in about 3 months, all I can think about is "mmm, hot tamales! I don't care if they are virus filled!" Read More...
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And MSN gets JibJab!

Posted Friday, October 14, 2005 12:15 PM by HeatherLeigh
I'm sorry, I just looove me some JibJab ! Article here. Read More...
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MSN/Yahoo! IM Interop

Posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:13 PM by HeatherLeigh
From the Wall Street Journal. Interesting. Now all Yahoo! users are going to get to IM the cool kids on MSN directly. It's like an invitation to the popular kids' table. Oh calm yourself...I'm just joking (kind of)! ; ) Read More...
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I'm giving up on the Apprentice Re-caps....ahhh, don't hate me!

Posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:34 PM by HeatherLeigh
I hate to say it and I'm just waiting for my bloglines subscribers to drop off. I took my computer home on Tuesday to re-cap my Tivoed episode from last week. I typed some notes and then started to think about how I actually dreaded doing the re-cap. Read More...
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Please, get out of my head

Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2005 5:42 PM by HeatherLeigh
I beg you...get out, out, out! And take the theme to M*A*S*H with you! Read More...
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The 'Seven Deadly Sins of Interviewing"

Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2005 5:07 PM by HeatherLeigh
From our friends at TheLadders . Read about interview "don'ts" from the folks that witnessed the "Seven Deadly Sins" personified by interview candidates. Actually some of the stories are from the candidate's perspective. My favorite one so far, though Read More...
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Marketing@Microsoft Employee Careerpath Profiles: Neil Shah

Posted Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:33 PM by HeatherLeigh
We have an internal marketing newsletter that highlights career related information (careerpath, training, professional development, etc.). After reading some of these newsletters in the past and thinking how cool it would be to share some of this information Read More...
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25 Resume Words to Avoid

Posted Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:56 PM by HeatherLeigh
From MSN Careers (by Laura Morsch of Careerbuilder). Via Ross Hollman Read More...
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Best cover letter/e-mail intro

Posted Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:16 AM by HeatherLeigh
Today, I received the best e-mail cover letter ever. Sometimes the ones designed to jump out at recruiters are more flash than substance. What I liked about this one: -no goofy salutation (Dearest Heather, Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton, Dear Heath, Mr. Read More...
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MSN Music Road Tour

Posted Saturday, October 08, 2005 6:35 PM by HeatherLeigh
What happens when 6 strangers "stop being polite and start being real" (sorry, but it sounds like MTV, does it not?)...at a number of music festivals? MSN Music Road Tour . Actually, I'm not sure if they stop being polite, but since they were traveling Read More...
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This Just In: Microsoft Exec Picks Up Trash

Posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:43 AM by HeatherLeigh
Hehe! Well, the interesting part of the story is why he says he does it, in an e-mail to Lawrence Liu. via Scoble (like he needs any more links already) Read More...
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My upcoming audio conference on recruitment blogging

Posted Monday, October 03, 2005 5:49 PM by HeatherLeigh
I'm doing this with Kennedy Info on October 14th . Some content will be similar to what I have presented at ERE and CXR in the past, but a bigger emphasis on "how" and I'm excited to take lots of questions. Like... -How much time do you have to spend Read More...
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Thinking about Mexico

Posted Monday, October 03, 2005 4:58 PM by HeatherLeigh
People that know me may be surprised that I have decided to give Mexico a second chance (it's a big country after all and my misfortune was my own doing). I went down there 2 years ago and literally got so sick I thought I was going to die. Plus my hotel Read More...
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The Traffic Gods Have Spoken

Posted Monday, October 03, 2005 4:43 PM by HeatherLeigh
So Steve Ballmer talks about traffic here and then, this morning, traffic is backed up on 520 because they are re-paving the street right in front of my building (coincidence?). They could at least have the good sense to do it in the middle of the night Read More...
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Product Management Consortium, October 6

Posted Monday, October 03, 2005 4:27 PM by HeatherLeigh
We'll be there this Thursday! Well, not me, but Maria and Colin will be there along with some other recruiters and/or hiring managers. It's a good opportunity to get some face time with Microsoft recruiters. I'm not a big fan of job fairs but I understand Read More...
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I'm so humbled by this honor

Posted Monday, October 03, 2005 4:14 PM by HeatherLeigh
Why do people say they are "humbled" when they receive some kind of honor? Is it because they don't want people to know that their inner dialog is all "check me out!"? Or is it because they doubt their ability to live up to the honor? And if the honor Read More...
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Staffing Management Magazine: Blogging as a Recruiting Tool

Posted Monday, October 03, 2005 2:54 PM by HeatherLeigh
Cover story in Staffing Management Magazine . This was a fun interview to give. Read More...
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