Learned a lot through a tumultuous time in a test org overrun with too many immature men
Learned a lot through a tumultuous time in a test org overrun with too many immature men
Access to a free bus pass.
Work-life balance was not always what it should be. Being a contractor at Microsoft means you are a second-class citizen.
Make sure your managers are able to give constructive critical feedback in a timely and direct way.
Make sure your managers aren't putting fat jokes in professional emails.
Treat your contractors more like people, less like cogs, and really think hard before choosing to make a position a "v-" (variable) rather than a "f-" (fixed).
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Day of technical interviews with 3-5 people. These covered: * Coding questions * OS architecture * Design * How would you test X?
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Phone screen, followed by a technical interview. The phone screen discussed the resume and previous job experience, followed by another phone screen. This second screen involved a coding question, presented in front of a system, related to Arrays. Ca
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There were three interviews. The technical interview was basically a hackathon between interviewees. The second round of interviews were in-person, followed by aptitude tests to assess the level of skill. Most of the coding questions were in C# and F
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 10, 2013Day of technical interviews with 3-5 people. These covered: * Coding questions * OS architecture * Design * How would you test X?
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2013Phone screen, followed by a technical interview. The phone screen discussed the resume and previous job experience, followed by another phone screen. This second screen involved a coding question, presented in front of a system, related to Arrays. Ca
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Nairobi, KenyaMarch 1, 2019There were three interviews. The technical interview was basically a hackathon between interviewees. The second round of interviews were in-person, followed by aptitude tests to assess the level of skill. Most of the coding questions were in C# and F
