I was paid very well for the skillset I had at the time.
Microsoft is very big, and every team is different, so if you don't fit in with one team, try another.
The hours were flexible, and I was able to avoid most traffic because of this.
I was a contractor, so I didn't get the perks that the FTE's got. The job that I had, UI tester, was very stressful for me. This particular job and this particular team weren't a fit for me.
The room that my team was in was very small and narrow. The team has since moved to another building, though.
Try to get rid of internal politics. Everyone tries to blame everyone else whenever there is a mistake. How about we just fix mistakes and move forward?
Day of technical interviews with 3-5 people. These covered: * Coding questions * OS architecture * Design * How would you test X?
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
First was telephonic interview, which was only for screening and not much of technical questions. Next three rounds were one-on-one interviews. Lots of questions related to testing and previous work experience. They checked for communication, testing
Day of technical interviews with 3-5 people. These covered: * Coding questions * OS architecture * Design * How would you test X?
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
First was telephonic interview, which was only for screening and not much of technical questions. Next three rounds were one-on-one interviews. Lots of questions related to testing and previous work experience. They checked for communication, testing