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September 2007 - Posts

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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