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September 2007 - Posts

Is Microsoft Cool?

Posted Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:55 AM by JobsBlog
You tell me. This has been an interesting media week for Microsoft. We just launched Halo 3 , one of the coolest video games of all time . And I read in the press about rumored talks between Microsoft and Facebook , one of the COOLEST social networking Read More...
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Do You Have the Halo 3 Flu?

Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:07 PM by JobsBlog
So Tuesday at 12:01 am the final title in the Halo series was released--- here in Seattle none other than Bill Gates himself, was the first in line to buy his copy. Thousands of people stood in line all over the world to get their copy of Halo 3, and Read More...
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Gretchen returns to JobsBlog

Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 8:05 AM by JobsBlog
Hi there, campers! Look who’s back! For those of you who don’t remember me, I’m Gretchen , one of the founders of JobsBlog, and I regularly wrote for the blog until I left Microsoft in April 2006. You might call me the Michael Jordon or Roger Clemens Read More...
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Emily's Summer Internships as a SDET and PM

Posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:04 PM by JobsBlog
Hello everyone, I am back and excited to share with you a great story about one of our interns who has returned to intern at Microsoft for the second year in a row. Emily will tell you what’s it like to be an SDET and a PM, and will share her experiences Read More...
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Getting a Job at Microsoft: A visa success story

Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:10 AM by JobsBlog
October is almost here and we will have many new visa employees joining the Microsoft ranks. Such an exciting time of year! New employees who have had a Microsoft dream for years and it is about to come true! Sometimes, I feel like the Jobs Fairy sprinkling Read More...
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Special Live Meeting Chat Event: “Hello, Silverlight”

Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:20 PM by JobsBlog
By: Ginny Cheng Since its announcement earlier this year, there’s been a lot of buzz around one of Microsoft’s newest products -- Silverlight , formerly known as WPF/E . As our devoted readers, you are invited to a Live Meeting Chat on Monday, September Read More...
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Microsoft's New WiFi Shuttles

Posted Friday, September 14, 2007 10:31 AM by JobsBlog
By: Anne Cheng Okay – so when I heard about the Google shuttles with WiFi and powerjacks, I was jealous! I live in North Seattle in a fun little neighborhood called Ballard . We love it there, but the commute to Redmond can be a bit frustrating. My manager Read More...
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Should your GPA prevent you from getting your next job?

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:51 PM by JobsBlog
I hope not! I recently had a great conversation with one of the managers at Microsoft. He was telling me that a certain company had been reaching out to him in regards to applying for some senior positions within their company. As all smart people do, Read More...
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Career opportunities around the globe!

Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:02 AM by JobsBlog
By: Anne Cheng Maybe you aren’t interested in working in the US, or are ready to move to a fun new locale to try something new. Did you know that Microsoft has research and development centers in: Ireland (Dublin), UK (Reading and Cambridge), Germany Read More...
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NAAAP Professional Development Conference in “HOT-lanta”: A great way to network & make life-long connections

Posted Thursday, September 06, 2007 2:08 PM by JobsBlog
By: Ginny Cheng As technology continues to accelerate our pace, it often makes us feel there’s never enough time to start or complete everything we want to do. And, personal development opportunities outside of work (conferences, training and volunteering) Read More...
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Mobil Medicine: Yet another great Microsoft benefit!

Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:06 AM by JobsBlog
During an afternoon meeting last week, my cell phone rang with a call from my son’s camp counselor, telling me that my little boy had cut open the back of his head on the playground slide. Keep in mind I am the mom to a busy 6 year old, so this is the Read More...
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Hey Genius - Tell Us What You Think!

Posted Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:53 AM by JobsBlog
Hello friends!! I hope you are all doing well. Now for a shameless marketing plug :)…. Microsoft has recently revamped our college info and application site and also created an AWESOME interactive site to go along with it, titled appropriately: http://www.hey-genius.com/ Read More...
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