Compensation, work-life balance, many smart people around, diverse culture, and an unmatched breadth of technologies and businesses.
Biased towards seniority (as in years in the company) while discarding pre-Microsoft experience. It is difficult for an industry hire to need to re-establish his credentials.
Listen more (in an explicit way) to industry hires. A fresh view from the outside could mean a lot.
The regular interview cycle for MS includes: * One HR round for introductions. * A technical phone screening. * One full day of technical interviews (five in all). Technical interviews required whiteboard skills. In the phone screening, I was
The company flew me to Seattle for the interview. The process was very well organized. On the day of the interview, I had 6 interviews. The questions were of moderate complexity. I received an offer in 2 business days, and they asked me to respond
They wanted a Tech PM to do full-time development without any analysis of the business flow or workflow. They basically wanted laborers who could write code for them without even understanding why they were writing it. I went through a loop of six ro
The regular interview cycle for MS includes: * One HR round for introductions. * A technical phone screening. * One full day of technical interviews (five in all). Technical interviews required whiteboard skills. In the phone screening, I was
The company flew me to Seattle for the interview. The process was very well organized. On the day of the interview, I had 6 interviews. The questions were of moderate complexity. I received an offer in 2 business days, and they asked me to respond
They wanted a Tech PM to do full-time development without any analysis of the business flow or workflow. They basically wanted laborers who could write code for them without even understanding why they were writing it. I went through a loop of six ro