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My First Month at Microsoft
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology, Work Experiences on 2010/05/29
social_prefix = ”; social_title = ‘My First Month at Microsoft’; social_url = ‘http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/29/my-first-month-at-microsoft/’; Somehow I made it through the gauntlet of interviews and Microsoft decided to hire me. Yea, I don’t believe it either. Even after a month, it still feels a little unreal each morning when I swipe my badge – I keep waiting [...]
Interviewing at Microsoft – Part 2
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology, Work Experiences on 2010/05/07
Part II: The Day of the Interview. I got to the Microsoft lobby about 10 minutes early. After a somewhat anxious period of waiting in the reception room, I began the interview loop. I ended up interviewing with five people – some were managers, some were peers and some were dotted-line managers with whom I’d [...]
You Know You’re a Geek When….
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology, Work Experiences on 2010/05/01
It was pointed out to me recently that I am a geek. Of course this was something I already knew. And I’m okay with that. “Hi, My name is Thom and I’m a geek.” But I like to think of myself as a geek that is at least marginally socially aware as well being somewhat self-aware. No doubt, my [...]
Interviewing at Microsoft – Part 1
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology, Work Experiences on 2010/04/21
As some of you know, I recently accepted a position with Microsoft as an Account Technology Strategist. I blogged about my interviewing experience and it’s been posted on the Microsoft Careers Jobs Blog. The beginning of the post is below including the jump. Microsoft has a legendary reputation as a difficult place to interview, but [...]
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