Huge variability in work
Huge variability in work
Lots of friendly, helpful co-workers.
Microsoft is such a large company that there are opportunities to work on a huge variety of projects, languages, and environments.
Wonderful work-life balance. Everyone is very understanding if you have to take a few hours off here and there for family or other non-work reasons.
Management often seemed distant; you would meet with your manager for 30 minutes each week, then not see them again until the next week.
A lot of time is eaten up with email, meetings, work tracking, etc., which can leave little time for dev work.
Due to the company's massive size, you can end up assigned to a dead-end project, a poor manager, etc., and forgotten about.
Connect more with your developers. Thirty minutes a week is insufficient to really keep up on their work and help them succeed in their assigned tasks.
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The interview process is pretty standard. The first round is a talk with the recruiter. Then, the second round is usually a technical screening. The final round is a four-round interview loop, typically including: * Two technical interviews * One
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Interview was pretty straightforward. The onsite had four rounds, with the last round being with a senior manager. The senior manager was actually pretty nice, and he even helped me figure out some things that I was having trouble with initially.
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A corporate recruiter contacted me via email. After completing their OTS, I received an invitation to interview onsite in Redmond. The entire process took one month. It seems they want to hire as soon as possible. They extended an offer, which was
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2024The interview process is pretty standard. The first round is a talk with the recruiter. Then, the second round is usually a technical screening. The final round is a four-round interview loop, typically including: * Two technical interviews * One
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2021Interview was pretty straightforward. The onsite had four rounds, with the last round being with a senior manager. The senior manager was actually pretty nice, and he even helped me figure out some things that I was having trouble with initially.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1, 2019A corporate recruiter contacted me via email. After completing their OTS, I received an invitation to interview onsite in Redmond. The entire process took one month. It seems they want to hire as soon as possible. They extended an offer, which was
