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Interns: Working hard and playing hard

Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:38 AM by JobsBlog
Yesterday, the lobby in our recruiting building felt like the TKTS line in Times Square. Starting at noon, we handed out over 400 Mariners/Red Sox tickets and stadium food vouchers on a first come/first serve basis to our summer interns. At first, I thought 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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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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Interns: All Grown Up!

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 9:27 AM by JobsBlog
Microsoft has a strong practice of converting our excellent interns into full-time super stars! And as we await anxiously for the hundreds of interns that will embark on their summer internship journey with us (some for their second or third time) starting Read More...
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Tips for ESL Students

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:49 AM by JobsBlog
Dear Jobsblog : I know communication skills are evaluated during technical interviews, but I am an ESL [English as a Second Language] student and am not always comfortable with English interviews. Any tips for students like me? -Tongue Tied Dear Tongue Read More...
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How should I organize my college resume?

Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:08 AM by JobsBlog
Dear JobsBlog: I've been reading this blog for nearly three months and it's great to hear news and tips from inside Microsoft's HR. I'm currently organizing my resume, so I've been researching about how to do it, using the tips posted here in the blog, Read More...
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Bill Gates' Last Day At Microsoft

Posted Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:53 PM by JobsBlog
If you haven't already seen the hilarious video about Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft from his 2008 final keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, you should check it out below. There are some great cameo appearances from some really unexpected Read More...
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What's Going On with the Microsoft Scholarship Program?

Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 10:35 AM by JobsBlog
Dear JobsBlog : I haven’t seen any info about the Microsoft Scholarship program at my school this fall, did I miss the deadline? And can you tell me more about the summer internship requirement that accompanies the scholarship? Sincerely, Confused College Read More...
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Testercenter Goes LIVE!

Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:44 AM by JobsBlog
There's such a lot of interest and questions on the SDET/Test discipline that Microsoft has launched an external site on MSDN just for this community: http://msdn.com/testercenter . The site is designed to promote the test discipline, showcase test expertise Read More...
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Does Microsoft have jobs working with hardware?

Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 9:32 AM by JobsBlog
Dear JobsBlog: I'm a hardware engineer, and I'm interested in working at Microsoft. Is this even possible? - Hardware Geek Answer: Hi Hardware Geek, you are not alone; I often receive emails on whether Microsoft has hardware-related opportunities. The Read More...
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How are Microsoft college interviews set up?

Posted Monday, December 03, 2007 2:41 PM by JobsBlog
By: Ginny Cheng This is a common inquiry from students. Keep in mind we utilize several options to accommodate the needs of students and I would say some of the steps are quite similar for industry as well. First Screens: Phone screens, Live Meetings Read More...
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Persistence really does pay off for candidates

Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 10:44 AM by JobsBlog
By Ginny Cheng One of the toughest things for a recruiter is when we have to share unfavorable interview results with a candidate, especially when your gut tells you that he/she is absolutely Microsoft material but may simply need to find that right team 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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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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