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April 2006 - Posts

Scotland

Posted Sunday, April 23, 2006 8:03 AM by JobsBlog
I’m headed to Scotland next month to attend the WWW conference ( http://www2006.org/ ), and if any of you blog readers are going to be attending I encourage you to drop me a note (and of course you can always enclose your resume). Loyal readers will know Read More...
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Managing Your Recruiter

Posted Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:11 AM by JobsBlog
I promised a real life example of someone who wins a “gold star” for dealing with deadlines and offers from competing companies, and here he is: Mark Bolin. I recently hired Mark into a position for MSN Search Multimedia team, however it could easily Read More...
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Deadlines

Posted Monday, April 17, 2006 7:38 PM by JobsBlog
I’m sure we could have a hearty debate on the use of offer deadlines, but instead of entering into a philosophical discussion I will instead just discuss the practical elements on how to handle them: “What is a standard deadline on an offer and what should Read More...
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Declining Offers and Deadlines

Posted Thursday, April 13, 2006 2:21 PM by JobsBlog
Brian wrote a very thoughtful response to my last blog post of declining offers with some valuable comments, which has prompted my next post: What do you do when faced with multiple interviews and offer deadlines that overlap? How do you evaluate all Read More...
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Thanks to Gretchen

Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:13 AM by JobsBlog
I could not let Gretchen’s last post go by without saying some kind words: Most of you only know Gretchen through the world of the blog, but I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with her personally. What all of you readers might not know about Read More...
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Good-byes are never easy

Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:08 AM by JobsBlog
Dear friends - After two wonderful years of rich and always interesting conversations here on JobsBlog and nearly six years of recruiting at Microsoft, today I post to tell you that I have decided to move on to a new adventure outside of Microsoft, and Read More...
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Declining Offers

Posted Monday, April 10, 2006 11:42 AM by JobsBlog
I gave a lecture this weekend at Seattle University to an audience of MBA alumni. The topic was "Getting through the HR Black Hole and getting Yourself Noticed." My speech covered a lot of the topics that regular Jobsblog readers already know, but the Read More...
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Get out there to get noticed

Posted Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:01 PM by JobsBlog
Since Jim is on vacation this week, our buddy Glenn Gutmacher offered to fill in for him. Glenn works on our technical sourcing team, and I've often heard Jim describe Glenn as the "great one." :) In fact, Jim has posted about Glenn before. Anyway, here's Read More...
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Are you limiting yourself to a resume?

Posted Tuesday, April 04, 2006 11:27 AM by JobsBlog
I have a handful of people interviewing this week, and as a curious experiment, I decided to share with you their “source," or where we found them. You know what? Only few were found through traditional “resume submissions," and most were found through Read More...
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How have blogs influenced you?

Posted Monday, April 03, 2006 6:16 PM by JobsBlog
Over in Scobleland, they're talking about how blogs can influence (positively and negatively) potential applicants to a join a company . What do you think? How have you utilized blogs to better understand Microsoft's opportunities, structure, or culture? Read More...
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