A good, old, big company that still has some vibe
A good, old, big company that still has some vibe
Job security, employee discount in Microsoft Store, free PC, tablet, phone, Xbox, decent compensation. Still vibrant in some ways.
Lots of processes. Stock-based compensation is limited compared to companies whose stock price actually changes. Not headquartered in Silicon Valley. Often limited to its proprietary technologies.
Shift whole divisions to the Bay Area; be more open about technologies.
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The interview consisted of two sessions back-to-back. The first session included both soft and technical questions. The second session consisted purely of technical questions. The interview started late, and the second interviewer seemed to be rush
Software Development Engineer
Basically, they came to my university, and we had a phone interview. After that, they selected a group to fly up to Redmond for the weekend, and we had a full day of interviews. Each interview is with a different team that you can work with, and all
Software Development Engineer
Applied through a university recruiter, I passed the on-campus interview and was flown out to the Redmond main campus. They put me up in a hotel and then I had four interviews back-to-back (literally, 45-minute interview, 15-minute break, next round
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Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaOctober 1, 2016The interview consisted of two sessions back-to-back. The first session included both soft and technical questions. The second session consisted purely of technical questions. The interview started late, and the second interviewer seemed to be rush
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2011Basically, they came to my university, and we had a phone interview. After that, they selected a group to fly up to Redmond for the weekend, and we had a full day of interviews. Each interview is with a different team that you can work with, and all
Software Development Engineer
United StatesOctober 27, 2014Applied through a university recruiter, I passed the on-campus interview and was flown out to the Redmond main campus. They put me up in a hotel and then I had four interviews back-to-back (literally, 45-minute interview, 15-minute break, next round
