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August 2006 - Posts

International Recruiting Team Escapades

Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:12 PM by JobsBlog
By Priya Priyadarshini Did I tell you guys that we have an amazing team of fun-filled smart people? We all share a great sense of humor and since we spend a lot of our time traveling to new destinations, went we get together we try to top each other’s Read More...
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Who is my college recruiter?

Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:05 AM by JobsBlog
By Elizabeth Hoogs In the College Recruiting Group, we do things a bit differently than most Industry Recruiting teams. Rather than having a single person work with a candidate from start to finish, A-Z, soup to nuts, we each own a certain function within Read More...
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Will Myspace/Facebook hurt your dreams of landing a great job Microsoft and other companies?

Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 10:08 AM by JobsBlog
By Janelle Godfrey I recently heard a statistic that 46% of all college grads who have myspace.com or facebook profiles will change the content on them once they start applying for jobs. For those of you who aren’t familiar with these two sites, they Read More...
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International Recruiting - Where and when we'll be near you!

Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 4:44 PM by JobsBlog
By Priya Priyadarshini Hi All, as a result of multiple requests and a great demand from my readers, I finally had to get the International Master Year Calendar out there! In this calendar you will get a sense of what regions we are visiting and when we'll Read More...
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Are you really looking for a new job?

Posted Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:12 PM by JobsBlog
To get that next great job, you've got to put in the effort. What are you doing to land a new job? Jim Read More...
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Microsoft Server & Tools in Shanghai

Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:06 PM by JobsBlog
Guest post by Larry Benesh, Microsoft China Ni hao from Shanghai! In case you’re wondering, ni hao is “hello” in Mandarin which was pretty much the extent of my Chinese language skills when I arrived here a little over a month ago from Redmond. For those Read More...
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Microsoft Going to Russia

Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:09 AM by JobsBlog
By Priya Priyadarshini Our interviewing team is planning a trip to Russia to select candidates to work with the SQL Server Development Group. Read on for more details on how to apply, and be sure to check back on my previous post for answers to questions Read More...
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Are Microsoft Interviews Actually Effective?

Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 8:31 AM by JobsBlog
By Janelle Godfrey Do we really find the best of the best through our interview process? Or is it simply a case of “This is what I had to go thru to get my job so others must interview like this, too." This is the question I am posing this week. I have Read More...
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Microsoft - Our Mission is My Reality!

Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:52 AM by JobsBlog
By Eric Stutzman Our mission at Microsoft is "To enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential." And let me tell you I am glad it is! I am fortunate enough to work remotely for my Redmond based team from my home office Read More...
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Positions at Microsoft

Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:55 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin I’ve seen a trend this summer (at least with candidates I’m interviewing) of interns wanting to convert to full-time positions, but positions other than those they interned for: SDEs wanting to be SDETs , PMs wanting to be SDEs , etc. Read More...
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When does Microsoft start recruiting for full time College positions?

Posted Monday, August 14, 2006 8:05 AM by JobsBlog
By Janelle Godfrey The answer is...NOW! Even though your school may not be back in session here at Microsoft we are always looking for the best and the brightest! There is no penalty for sending in a resume early... I personally would have loved to have Read More...
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Interviews and the forecasting of potential performance

Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 9:15 AM by JobsBlog
By Matthew Kennedy “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” - Sir Winston Churchill. Interesting way to start a post on staffing, huh?….it will make more sense if you keep reading. Shaun’s Read More...
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Salary negotiations are never easy ...

Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:40 PM by JobsBlog
Salary negotiations are not always easy, but they are always interesting. Some candidates recognize the enormous opportunities for growth Microsoft represents, so salary is a secondary importance. Other candidates have an exaggerated sense of their skills Read More...
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Microsoft Tech Ed 2006 Student Day in Sydney

Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:38 AM by JobsBlog
By Priya Priyadarshini Big Hello to all our Australian readers. Jenna just passed on this cool piece of information to me, and I had to mention it on the blog. Sydney is getting ready and all geared up for the Microsoft Tech Ed 2006 Student Day in Sydney. Read More...
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The Coding King (aka: Coding Master version#2)

Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:21 PM by JobsBlog
The content is closed , and I am please to announce a winner: Haroon Saeed I asked Haroon to tell us a little about himself: My age is 24. I have done B.Sc(Hons) with major in Computer Science from University of The Punjab’s ( Punjab University College Read More...
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Tell us what you think

Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:33 AM by JobsBlog
Clever JobsBlog readers caught the hint I made in my Freakonomics post last week when I said “recruiters are rewarded and punished by feedback from both candidates and hiring managers … more about feedback (and the power that you really do hold) in an Read More...
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Top 5 List of Myths About Microsoft Employees – From College Interns

Posted Monday, August 07, 2006 10:12 AM by JobsBlog
By Janelle Godfrey I am doing midpoint reviews with my interns, and I always like to ask them, now they have been here for a summer, what has changed about their initial perceptions of Microsoft employees? These are college students so they are always Read More...
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Everything you wanted to know about International Recruiting

Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:59 AM by JobsBlog
By Priya Priyadarshini Been a while since I posted anything, hopefully you are eagerly awaiting my second publication. I have been thinking about it for a while and could not decide on a theme or topic for this blog. I thought that the readers deserve Read More...
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It's not just the numbers!

Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:03 PM by JobsBlog
By Eric Stutzman As Jenna mentioned we are “rated” by the number of hires produced and at the end of the day it is all about tracking the numbers. For example to reach my overall goal in a quarter, I typically have to review at least 1000 resumes. So Read More...
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Another JobsBlog hire tells you what it takes

Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:58 AM by JobsBlog
I get hundreds of resumes a week; some are thoughtful and intelligent, but many are a notch above SPAM. What makes the difference junk and jewels? I asked one recently hired JobsBlog reader -Troy Schauls - how he went about contacting someone he did not Read More...
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