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Develop Your Skills at Microsoft

Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 3:10 PM by JobsBlog
Today's video is about developing your skills. One thing I haven't mentioned is that Dennis - the guy in the green shirt - was one of my hires way back in the day. (Shh... don't tell anyone, but he's always been one of my favorite "candidates.") Getting Read More...
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Job Sharing is becoming more popular

Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:11 AM by JobsBlog
We've got another post from new blogger Lisa Olson ! Questions about job sharing, one of the many perks offered at Microsoft, come up all the time. It’s not something that is offered with all teams or all positions, but it is becoming more popular among Read More...
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Summer in the City: Bring on the Interns

Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:36 AM by JobsBlog
Hello friends! It’s been a while since my last post, it feels good to be back! The college recruiting cycle is quickly coming to an end, the sun is starting to pop out (yay!) and we just had our first few batches of interns come out to the Redmond offices Read More...
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Entrepreneurial spirit at Microsoft

Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 9:49 AM by JobsBlog
What better way to kick off a long weekend than with a nice long video about Microsoft's entrepreneurial spirit? Have a great holiday weekend and we'll see you on Tuesday! Video: Entrepreneurial Spirit at Microsoft Read More...
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Your Story: Applying from outside of the United States

Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:14 AM by JobsBlog
Today's story comes from an email from JobsBlog reader Roman, who wanted to share his experience with applying to Microsoft from not only outside of the Redmond area, but outside of the United States! Here's Roman's story: Hey there! Been a steady reader Read More...
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Puzzle me this

Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 10:15 AM by JobsBlog
Please welcome guest blogger Kenji Yamaguchi! Kenji is a staffing consultant for Windows Live Experience and we're very excited to have him here on JobsBlog. While I know this has been the subject of a previous post , I’ve been getting this question enough Read More...
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Innovation at Microsoft

Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 11:10 AM by JobsBlog
It's Friday again! And that means it's time for another video. This one's all about innovation at Microsoft. Enjoy and have a great weekend! Video: Innovation at Microsoft Read More...
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Your Story: My first month at Microsoft

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:50 AM by JobsBlog
Brendan Grant, a new Microsoft employee, recently wrote about his first month here on his I Hate Linux blog. Check out this excerpt: What a month it's been. While all of the 24th and a good chunk of the 25th were spent in NEO, it was afterwards I got Read More...
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Q&A with Program Manager Intern Austin Lin

Posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:43 AM by JobsBlog
As promised , here's my Q&A with Austin Lin, an Information Science major and a Program Manager summer intern with the Mobile team. Q : Hi Austin! Now that you’ve gone through our PM interview process, tell us your experience (the good, bad and ugly). Read More...
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Can I get into software development without a CS degree?

Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 9:29 AM by JobsBlog
Dear Jobsblog : I am in my third year in a non-CS discipline but am very interested into the software development arena. I’ve been told that it seems my skills set would be more suitable for only IT type positions. What are your suggestions? -Feeling Read More...
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Making an impact at Microsoft

Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 10:04 AM by JobsBlog
It's Friday! Before you head out for the weekend, why not check out a few of our employees talking about the impact they make during the week here at Microsoft? Video: Impact at Microsoft Read More...
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Working with multiple recruiters

Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:50 AM by JobsBlog
Please welcome guest blogger, Lisa Olson! She is a staffing consultant for Live Search and you just might be hearing more from her in the future. :) This won’t be the case for everyone, but you could experience working with multiple recruiters during Read More...
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Ask the Readers: Standing Out

Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:11 AM by JobsBlog
When you're looking for a job, what do you do to make yourself stand out or to "brand" yourself? A well-written resume is a great start, of course, but what do you do beyond that? Do you include links to a personal blog, a networking space, or a personal/professional Read More...
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Taking out the trash

Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 10:12 AM by JobsBlog
For our tech readers who might have missed it, Patrick Dussud's Behind The Code on implementing garbage collection in various programming languages and systems is really worth checking out. It's longer than our usual Friday videos (nearly an hour!) but Read More...
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Repetitive Interview Questions

Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:49 AM by JobsBlog
Dear JobsBlog : I went through a full time interview loop two months ago and during two of my interviews, I had very similar questions. Do the interviewers not talk to each other? -Feeling Repetitive Dear Feeling Repetitive : Our interviewers definitely Read More...
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