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Interns -- the intern experience in Office

Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:00 PM by steven_sinofsky
We’re actively hiring interns from the college campuses we visit. I wanted to use this as an opportunity to talk about what it is like to be an intern in Office. You can read about the specifics of the intern program on the intern web site: http://www.microsoft.com/college/ip_overview.mspx Read More...
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Dev (or SDE) at Microsoft

Posted Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:11 PM by steven_sinofsky
As we hit the college campuses for the second half of recruiting, it seemed like a good idea to pick up where we left off. Development at Microsoft Let's talk about development at Microsoft and what it is like to be a Software Design Engineer (or SDE Read More...
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PM at Microsoft

Posted Friday, December 16, 2005 3:16 PM by steven_sinofsky
While at Stanford this week I was asked by a number of PM (program manager) candidates to talk about the PM role at Microsoft. The PM role is unique to Microsoft and was actually created in response to developing software that is more usable and at the Read More...
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Seattle: The Emerald City (Really!)

Posted Saturday, November 19, 2005 5:04 AM by steven_sinofsky
It is not the heat, it is the humidity. -- David Letterman (ok not really, but it was a catch phrase for a while) No matter where you live, people can find a reason to complain about the weather (or is it weather forecasting?). Seattle is no different Read More...
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The 100 hour work week: believe it or not?

Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:14 PM by steven_sinofsky
So how much and how hard do you have to work at Microsoft to be successful? I was asked this question by a graduating student who has an offer from Microsoft to be a software design engineer. Actually the question was "do I have to work 100 hours a week Read More...
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Release timing and Office products -- how fast is fast enough?

Posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 4:07 PM by steven_sinofsky
I've been asked quite a bit by people interviewing at Microsoft about "software release". This post will talk about our strategy around product releases for Office products, since we have been pretty consistent over the years and this represents a balance Read More...
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Where should I work? Global development of Microsoft Office.

Posted Friday, October 14, 2005 9:05 PM by steven_sinofsky
"Are you able to shed any light on how much software development takes places outside of the US? Or indeed, what happens at which Microsoft sites around the world? Why would a new grad come to Seattle to work for Microsoft when he can work for Google Read More...
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Bureaucracy. Threat or menace? Either, both, or neither? Or it depends!

Posted Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:21 PM by steven_sinofsky
bu·reauc·ra·cy a. Management or administration marked by hierarchical authority among numerous offices and by fixed procedures b. The administrative structure of a large or complex organization I was able to spend the day today with students at Harvard Read More...
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MBA Opportunities at Microsoft

Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:48 PM by steven_sinofsky
Before I get started I should point out that I am not an MBA and I don’t play one on TV. The closest I ever came to a business class was when I took Accounting I at the nearby community college in 1990 or so. I’m an engineer through and through. That Read More...
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Ineffective Middle-Management Suckups

Posted Sunday, September 25, 2005 5:20 PM by steven_sinofsky
Anonymous said: Managers love to give more reasons why lots of managers are a good thing. Why lots of managerial levels are a good thing. Your explanation of the file/rank structure and their leads is great. And its right on target. A lead with 5/6 reports Read More...
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What do managers do and how big should my team be?

Posted Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:47 AM by steven_sinofsky
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers. Butcher, in Shakespeare's King Henry VI The first thing we do, let's fire all the managers. Just about every employee at one time or another since the 1911 release of Frederick Taylor’s Principles of Read More...
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Understanding orgs and helping them work better

Posted Monday, September 19, 2005 11:06 PM by steven_sinofsky
This is the time of year at Microsoft when individuals and managers decide what HR courses and training to take. I just finished going through the process of nominating members of the team for courses that have enrollment limits—ug! There are a lot of Read More...
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The path to GM -- some thoughts on becoming a general manager

Posted Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:52 PM by steven_sinofsky
The recruiting season is getting underway and shortly we’ll be “at a college near you” looking to connect. I will be at Harvard Business School the first week of October, where I’ll visit some classes and also participate in a career fair. I hope to see Read More...
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Registration time -- what courses should I take?

Posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:03 AM by steven_sinofsky
As one of the interns was heading off for his final year, we talked about what courses he is taking. There’s a general question of “what computer science courses best prepare you to be a professional programmer [at a place like Microsoft]”. I admit to Read More...
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Learning as an engineer -- rising from the ashes of failed projects

Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:38 PM by steven_sinofsky
Recently a senior program manager asked me for some reading suggestions and I wanted to share a book that had a big impact on how I view projects that I have worked on. The book is called " To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design Read More...
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