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Wow, things have been busy around here since my last post. As many of you know, my team hires for the Live Search and Ad Platform division, and the last few months have been some of the most interesting I’ve seen at Microsoft! I still live in Seattle Read More...
My iPod was stolen a couple of weeks ago. Okay, actually all three of my iPods were stolen. Yes, that is right: three. And as I was rushing out to buy a new one, my boss surprised me with a gift of a new Zune. I never would have bought the Zune on my Read More...
JobsBlog readers have lots of questions. You ask questions in the comments; you email them to us; sometimes we even think you send them telepathically. It’s really hard for us to get to all the questions (and the majority of the questions are very similar) Read More...
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...
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...
There is a dark side to being transparent... Where have I been? I have been swallowed up by the endless offers and questions around employment at the Microsoft Vancouver Development Centre . The last few weeks have been times of big growth for me, as Read More...
Ahh, finally someone asked for it. I have been contemplating writing this post for quite some time, but I feared it would be too risky. But after getting the following question, I decided to take the leap: “Hey I was wondering if someone could write a Read More...
Recruiters have a joke about Boston: “Don’t try to recruit anyone out of there”. Why? Because no one ever wants to leave. While this may be a stereotype, I reckon that I have had more people from Boston decline job offers than from any other place. Never Read More...
Wow, all of you are keeping me busy! My email is full of questions about Vancouver. As promised , this is my follow-up post about what happens now in regards to the H1B visa situation and the Vancouver Development Centre. Please understand that this is Read More...
As promised, I am writing a two-part post about the H1B visa issue and Vancouver Development Centre option. In this post, I will explain what is going on inside Microsoft. And in the next one, I’ll let you know what to expect going forward. Up until now, Read More...
I returned my new iPhone today. It was a heartbreaking process - considering that I stood in line for hours and spent subsequent additional hours calling the Apple and AT&T support lines to help me get it to work. Between the activation woes and the Read More...
This blog has been a-buzz with comments and questions about the H1B visa cap in the US and the impacted individuals who have had their sponsorship and employment stalled. Saavy readers will notice that I have been unusually quiet about the topic, and Read More...
Where in the world is Microsoft Recruiting and how can you meet with us face-to-face? It’s easy: we publish our monthly Careers newsletter that tells you about the upcoming conferences and job fairs that we are attending. It also includes articles with Read More...
Remember my dinner date ? As promised, I took a Jobsblog reader to dinner the night before his interview to give him some tailored career advice and insight on Microsoft. We had a fantastic time and I told him to call me as soon as his interview day was Read More...
I recently received an email from a reader who is currently in the Navy and interested in what it takes to transition from a military career into an industry role at a company like Microsoft. Since I didn’t know anything about military careers, I forwarded Read More...
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