Hi there visitors! I'm writing this weblog post through the middle with the universe, Ny City! I’m on a 3 week long recruiting trip (so I’m tired and complete of space service meals), and thus much it’s been wonderful. I’m meeting a lot of awesome candidates who hopefully can come join our team. I figured for the next few posts while I'm around the road I would share some interview tips. Be about the lookout. As I interview candidates, it will give me inspiration. One with the main questions I have been asked this week is “What does Microsoft look during an interview?”--- so that was something I thought I would answer. (Maybe my next interview candidates will read this first and I won’t have to answer it again ). I don’t think there is a specific profile of what a Microsoft employee looks like … it’s a combination of things. Here is a list of some things that I look for in candidates while they are interviewing. 1. Be Confident: You are smart; you have experience—so show it. 2. Have Excellent Problem Solving Skills: Many of the questions I ask are open ended --- for instance, in an interview someone may ask you to design a cell phone for a 5 year old. This question is meant to get you thinking---ask questions to the person who asked it. Clarify. We want to see how you think. There is no right answer. Relate these questions back to the software lifecycle (ie researching, design, testing and implementation). Keep talking for as long as you can. I like to see people who are really thinking and can get down to some fine details even I hadn’t thought of. 3. Know Your Resume Front to Back: Interviewers base most with the questions on things listed on your resume. If you have 20 different programming languages listed and you claim you are advanced in all,
Windows 7 Enterprise X86, then be ready to answer a question on it. If you aren’t that confident, or if you’ve only HEARD of a language and never worked in it, then list it that way or keep it off. 4. Be Honest: If you are unclear of what I am asking,
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Buy Windows 7 Key, and to do that I need to see your best work. 5. Have Some Questions For Me: Even though I have been talking for 10 hours straight, have a question ready for me when I ask at the end,
Windows 7 Home Basic Key, “Do you have any questions?” Questions show that you are listening and taking it all in. Maybe you thought about something to ask the night before, or maybe you came up with something around the spot. In an interview I talk about a lot of things, so I know I would have questions for me. 6. Enjoy Yourself: Show me your personality … it’s okay to laugh,
windows 7 Professional sale, smile, breathe. I’m trying to get to know you and see if I can find a mutually beneficial situation that would work best for both you and Microsoft. You don’t have to be so serious. That’s all through the Big Apple. If you have any more specific questions you’d like answered about the interview process, let me know. Inside the post I will go more in depth about problem solving questions, such as what is the difference between a fantastic answer and a Remarkable answer! -Janelle PS-: I will be about the East Coast for a few more weeks—so if you see someone who looks out of place on your college campus carrying Microsoft products, be sure to wave
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