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Subject:Re: What's MS Experience worth on your resume? From:"Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:35:06 -0600
On Friday, August 01, 2008, Milan Davidovic wrote:
> and it got me wondering whether having experience working for MS in
> itself could make him a more attractive candidate, or what ways he
> could use it to his advantage in looking for other work to fill in
> those 100-day gaps.
To answer the original question ;) -- Yes.
I have known people who have applied for positions at Microsoft, and I know
folks who work at Microsoft (as we all probably do :) The interviewing/hiring
process is rigorous and all the people I know who work there are top notch.
The ones I've met are dedicated (most work long hours) but remain upbeat
and enthusiastic. All the qualities one wants in a potential employee (smart,
hardworking, and nice to be around).
This is my experience -- as always, YMMV.
Dana W.
(Yes, I am a Microsoft MVP. No, I don't work for them and they don't pay me
to say nice things about them or their employees ;)
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Dana Worley
Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group
Campbell Scientific, Inc.
Microsoft MVP, Windows Help
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