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October 2007 - Posts

What does Microsoft (and Janelle) look for during an interview?

Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:19 AM by JobsBlog
Hello readers! I am writing this blog post from the center of the universe, New York City! I’m on a 3 week long recruiting trip (so I’m tired and full of room service food), and thus far it’s been great. I’m meeting a lot of great candidates who hopefully Read More...
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View<myworld>: a glimpse inside life at Microsoft

Posted Monday, October 29, 2007 9:36 AM by JobsBlog
Recently, my face showed up on a poster tacked up all around Microsoft’s Redmond campus for Breast Cancer Month. My coworkers expressed surprise that real employees are being used for marketing and promotional materials. The same day the poster started Read More...
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JobsBlog Survey – the results are in!

Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 2:50 PM by JobsBlog
Thanks so much for taking our survey I mentioned a few weeks ago ! 155 readers offered their input, and I wanted to share the highlights below as well as preview a few changes we’re making based on your feedback. Who are you? Most respondents were what Read More...
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Microsoft Celebrates Ramadan

Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:32 PM by JobsBlog
As many of you know, the holy month of Ramadan was recently celebrated around the world. And, I was invited to a Iftar dinner party in the Building 34 Café on Microsoft's Redmond campus. I was flattered by the invitation and definitely made it a point Read More...
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Meet Mick with Microsoft's Mac Business Group

Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 1:24 PM by JobsBlog
By: Ginny Cheng I received several inquiries from folks that wanted to learn more about the Microsoft Mac Business Unit ( MacBU ) -- which is growing in both the Redmond, WA and our Mountain View, CA office. Mick Foley is one of the Development Leads Read More...
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Microsoft Resume Review Workshop on Live Meeting - hosted by Me!

Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 11:20 AM by JobsBlog
Warning- shameless plug ahead..... I wanted to let you know about a resume workshop I led on Live Meeting a few weeks ago. If you are interested in learning about some of my favorite do’s and don’ts, then this is a great workshop to watch. The main topics Read More...
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Vancouver opportunities with Microsoft … wait just a bit longer

Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:57 AM by JobsBlog
I gotta tell you … the internet is so weird. After my last blog post where I stated that Vancouver had “worn me out,” news articles began popping up with my quote . And the flood of emails followed with more questions around Vancouver and even more comments Read More...
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Special Live Meeting Chat Event: &quot;Hello, Live Labs&quot;

Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:25 AM by JobsBlog
On Wednesday, October 17th at 4pm PT / 7pm ET, Hey-Genius.com will host another Live Meeting for those who want to delve deeply into the geekery behind the scenes here at Microsoft. Last time Hey-Genius talked to the folks at Silverlight , and this time Read More...
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Take the JobsBlog Survey!

Posted Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:15 PM by JobsBlog
Hi gang – As I mentioned in my last post, we’re planning some new features for JobsBlog, while making sure we keep doing what you love. So what’s going well? And, what could go better? We invite you to give us feedback through our Microsoft JobsBlog survey Read More...
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Best Comments Heard at Microsoft's “Meet the Company&quot; Presentations on College Campuses this Year

Posted Monday, October 08, 2007 10:03 AM by JobsBlog
As you loyal readers know I am pretty open to constructive criticism about Microsoft, and there is no finer place on earth to find people who ask the “tough” questions than in a Meet the Company Presentation on a college campus. College students are my Read More...
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Finding New Leadership Outside Microsoft - who should we hire?

Posted Monday, October 01, 2007 10:12 AM by JobsBlog
I am a big sports fan. I love the idea of finding the right combination of the right people with the right abilities to make a winning team. Working in a large company is very similar to that. A great leader/manager will know when to build people up from Read More...
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