Being an entry-level tester, working at Microsoft has been a great learning experience and will look nice on my resume. There are some really great people who are more than willing to help and teach you.
The pay is very little, with no hope of increasing. Vendors are viewed as disposables and are let go regardless of their talent and knowledge. There's a disconnect with direct managers.
Pay more attention to your team. We may not be the biggest focus of the company, but we are still a part of it. Show us that we hold some value.
The interview process was very smooth. However, as Microsoft is a giant company, I suspect that this depends largely on the recruiters that a candidate works with. After two phone interviews, one of which was a screening from the recruiter, I was in
I have a strong background in software development and 3 years of experience as a Build Engineer in the Windows Mobile division as a vendor. I applied for a Build Engineer job at Microsoft. The Visual Studio division recruiter contacted me by email.
A recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn. I filled out the application, and the recruiter then scheduled me for an online technical screen. I had a brief phone screen, then went for an onsite interview a couple of weeks later. Questions were not parti
The interview process was very smooth. However, as Microsoft is a giant company, I suspect that this depends largely on the recruiters that a candidate works with. After two phone interviews, one of which was a screening from the recruiter, I was in
I have a strong background in software development and 3 years of experience as a Build Engineer in the Windows Mobile division as a vendor. I applied for a Build Engineer job at Microsoft. The Visual Studio division recruiter contacted me by email.
A recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn. I filled out the application, and the recruiter then scheduled me for an online technical screen. I had a brief phone screen, then went for an onsite interview a couple of weeks later. Questions were not parti