http://www.thommitchell.com Navigating through the intersections of business and technology Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:15:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/29/my-first-month-at-microsoft/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/29/my-first-month-at-microsoft/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 14:45:42 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1493 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 for the light to turn red and for someone to come out and [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/29/my-first-month-at-microsoft/feed/ 5 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/07/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-2/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/07/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-2/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 11:58:45 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1543 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 [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/07/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/01/you-know-youre-a-geek-when/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/01/you-know-youre-a-geek-when/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 13:13:19 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1519 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 [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/05/01/you-know-youre-a-geek-when/feed/ 0 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/25/perceptions-about-where-you-work/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/25/perceptions-about-where-you-work/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:39:47 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1501 I recently joined a new company and it’s been interesting watching people’s reactions when they learn where I now work. Previously I’ve served in the Navy, worked for a children’s toy retailer, for an IT outsourcer and for a large company that made cell phones and software among other things. Now I work for Microsoft. (And [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/25/perceptions-about-where-you-work/feed/ 0 http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/21/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-1/ http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/21/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-1/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:05:51 +0000 Thom http://www.thommitchell.com/?p=1498 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 [...]]]> http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/21/interviewing-at-microsoft-part-1/feed/ 0