Microsoft is a mixed bag; there are a lot of opportunities and pitfalls
Microsoft is a mixed bag; there are a lot of opportunities and pitfalls
I love working with passionate and smart people, who are driven to deliver really good products that customers will love. I love the benefits and perks, which are stock, cash bonuses, prime discounts all over the place, a gorgeous campus, etc. Flexi-time is one of my favorites; no one cares when you are in the office as long as you can deliver.
The company is very large and changing rapidly now. One of the tough things is that they are bad at choosing managers. A lot of my friends have moronic/incapable managers who are ruining talented devs. Also, there are a lot of silos of knowledge; however, this is decreasing a lot more now.
Only let those with people skills become people managers.
PMs should be superstar developers who understand what coding is.
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I applied online, and a recruiter emailed me, stating the hiring team was interested in my candidacy. The hiring manager and a senior developer, who would conduct my phone interview, were CC'd on the email from the recruiter. I was very excited and a
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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
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I have recently given many Microsoft interviews across various groups, so I'm sharing the overall process. 1. **Applied via Microsoft Career Site** 2. **Recruiter** * Mostly emails for setting up phone interviews and sharing forms to fill o
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2018I applied online, and a recruiter emailed me, stating the hiring team was interested in my candidacy. The hiring manager and a senior developer, who would conduct my phone interview, were CC'd on the email from the recruiter. I was very excited and a
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2015The 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
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2018I have recently given many Microsoft interviews across various groups, so I'm sharing the overall process. 1. **Applied via Microsoft Career Site** 2. **Recruiter** * Mostly emails for setting up phone interviews and sharing forms to fill o
