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Out of the Ordinary Interview Advice

Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:33 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin Did you notice most of these posts are telling you things you should or shouldn’t be doing during your interviews? This one isn’t any different but it’s got a little bit of a spin to it; it’s my “out of the ordinary” advice. Be Yourself Read More...
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Moving between positions at Microsoft

Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 10:34 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin Sorry for the long hiatus between posts. I have had a couple of things happen recently at work and in my personal life (yes, personal lives are part of the hire package at Microsoft) which have required I put blogging on the back burner Read More...
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Positions at Microsoft

Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:55 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin I’ve seen a trend this summer (at least with candidates I’m interviewing) of interns wanting to convert to full-time positions, but positions other than those they interned for: SDEs wanting to be SDETs , PMs wanting to be SDEs , etc. Read More...
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Location, Location, Location

Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 9:11 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin This past week, I started interviewing candidates that are currently interns and are looking to come back to Microsoft full-time after graduation. In one of my interviews, a candidate started talking about difficulties in keeping in touch Read More...
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Intern Puzzleday 2006 Recap

Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:30 PM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin This past Saturday, I spent the day running one of the live events for Intern Puzzleday 2006 . The theme was Puzzlelot and the mission was to find King Solvs Afew’s Sword and Crown. I am very pleased to say that the first place team, The Read More...
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Remember reading about King Arthur as a kid?

Posted Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:39 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin Remember reading about King Arthur as a kid? Well, a number of Microsoft employees (and some “outsiders”) do as well and are hoping to bring Camelot to life, Microsoft style, for Puzzleday 2006. I know, you’re asking yourself, "What is Read More...
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Julez gets on the bus - Welcome!

Posted Monday, June 26, 2006 9:10 AM by JobsBlog
By Julia Colvin Ah, the bio section. I usually don't put much because if I wanted to put everything so that you could really get to know me it would take far more space than I'm allotted and would probably bore you. Here we go though: My name is Julia Read More...
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