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July 2007 - Posts

As I was writing that last blog post...

Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 9:11 PM by HeatherLeigh
this is what was going on over my house You hear this sound like: fffffffttththhhhhhhhhttttt (got that?) and look up and this big ball of color is floating over your house with arms extended over the side waving. By the time I got the camera out and replaced Read More...
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Lovely Charleston

Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 8:24 PM by HeatherLeigh
Last week, I went to a manager all-hands in Charleston. At Microsoft, an "all-hands" is when everyone from a group gets together at the same time. If it's somewhere other than your regular work locations, it's sometimes called an "offsite". So I guess Read More...
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Good to Great

Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 8:04 PM by HeatherLeigh
Is anyone else reading Good to Great (Jim Collins)? I just started it and granted, I am reading 2 other books at the same time (Pledged and No Need for Speed....hey, I have diverse interests; rationalizing my sorority membership and being the best darned Read More...
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Interns at Microsoft

Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 8:03 AM by HeatherLeigh
Here's a nice eWeek article about interns at Microsoft and they kind of work that they do. My exposure to interns has been limited to our one summer a few years ago when we got to work with Sakun, who is at Microsoft on her second HR rotation. In my experience Read More...
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Resume SEO Tips Regarding Company Names

Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 3:07 PM by HeatherLeigh
Recruiters care very much about your current or most recent employer. Why? Because the fact that you work for that employers means you have an understanding of a specific industry space. Or because that employer has a history of hiring great talent. For Read More...
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And you thought the small-talk conversation at the beginning of your job interview was awkward?

Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 4:05 PM by HeatherLeigh
That ain't nothin'. Recruiters are pretty accustomed to some awkwardness; especially when interviews are supposed to be conversations but sometimes unravel into an uncomfortable list of Q & A with a nervous candidate or one not particularly inclined Read More...
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Finding Jim Gray

Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:51 AM by HeatherLeigh
This is a pretty fascinating story on the search for Jim Gray, a well-known Microsoft researcher, using some of his own technology. Jim disappeared at sea months ago and remains unfound. Read More...
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Microsoft Product Naming

Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:20 PM by HeatherLeigh
Better . Read More...
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Wobbly

Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 10:23 AM by HeatherLeigh
In the interest of skipping the first few comments wondering why anyone would wear such a thing (Miami? Anyone?)...it's an art installation. I think it's about the practicality/novelty trade-off and consumerism. Ooh, deep. PS: I still hate Crocs for anyone Read More...
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Ah, the circle of life

Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 8:58 AM by HeatherLeigh
Only look at this blog , whatjeffkilled.com if you want to see the guts of small (or sometimes large-ish) rodents. Jeff is a cat. You've been warned. And if you want to know "why? why? why?", you can check out the particularly humorous Q&A here. One Read More...
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Mind where you park it meetings

Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 8:33 AM by HeatherLeigh
Business Week has a short article about meeting seating dynamics . (Image from Businessweek.com) I've read about this before. I agree with it to some extent, however, something that I think the article doesn't mention, that I have noticed, is that peoples' Read More...
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I don't get it, but it's cute

Posted Thursday, July 12, 2007 7:23 PM by HeatherLeigh
I guess that's kind of the point. Who knew Teddy Bears could get down like that. Zune ad (Thanks Ariel ) Read More...
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I'm pretty sure I brought it with me (95 in Seattle today but it's a dry heat)

Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:40 PM by HeatherLeigh
I left Chicago in 1999 after a significant snowstorm. I had the coolest loft apartment with those big industrial floor to ceiling windows with the metal hand crank that let's you open a square portion of the window for air circulation. And exposed duct Read More...
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It's about time...

Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:16 PM by HeatherLeigh
Nintendo sold us that scruffy patch of land. The one they (allegedly!) held off on selling to us for parking, just out of spite. I don't begrudge anyone a little spite, by the way. If you can channel it into healthy competition, it's good for business. Read More...
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Less random than it seems

Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 1:08 PM by HeatherLeigh
In the brilliant marketing file, 7 Elevens are being turned into Kwik-e-Marts . I could see where there's significant cross-over between Simpson's viewers and potential 7 Eleven customers (I'm neither by-the-way...I think I bought a diet coke slurpee Read More...
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Adding my opinion to the molehill

Posted Monday, July 02, 2007 6:03 PM by HeatherLeigh
I was going to resist writing about this, but since it relates to recruiting, I feel a little compelled to say something. This is all my opinion, not necessarily the opinion of Microsoft, blah, blah, blah. Also, since I am not naive enough to believe Read More...
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