Israel's GDC is flourishing. There are amazing projects to contribute to, and there are tons of extremely capable people.
I would highly recommend considering Microsoft as your employer.
I've heard that promotions and ranking up could turn quite political at the high levels, but I guess you'll find that pretty much everywhere.
Keep rocking, and don't settle for a mediocre workforce. A-players bring A-players, and B-players bring C-players.
- Phone interview: Explained my background for about 10 minutes. Then the interviewer asked one coding question. Coding was done using a shared editor. The problem was about a simple tree manipulation algorithm. - Onsite Interview: Five rounds plus
The process includes a phone interview, followed by an in-person Interview Loop. The duration of the in-person interview is on average about 6 hours. It covers: * Algorithmic skills * OO design * Data Structures * Unit Testing
The process was very professional and informative. The recruiter I was in touch with kept me updated the entire way through and was very quick to respond to any and all of my questions. The interviewer was a member of the team I was applying for, so
- Phone interview: Explained my background for about 10 minutes. Then the interviewer asked one coding question. Coding was done using a shared editor. The problem was about a simple tree manipulation algorithm. - Onsite Interview: Five rounds plus
The process includes a phone interview, followed by an in-person Interview Loop. The duration of the in-person interview is on average about 6 hours. It covers: * Algorithmic skills * OO design * Data Structures * Unit Testing
The process was very professional and informative. The recruiter I was in touch with kept me updated the entire way through and was very quick to respond to any and all of my questions. The interviewer was a member of the team I was applying for, so