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  • A Ashwin C

    okay . So what exactly would be a good resume? excellant acads? or more of extra curricular projects etc? i heard they hire drop outs too ?!!?

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    Black Cat
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    inertiaFreak wrote: i heard they hire drop outs too ?!!? No, drop outs can only apply for Chairman/CEO/ChiefArchitect positions. ;P

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    • A Ashwin C

      what does it take to get into Microsoft? good acads ? interviews ? tests?

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      You better graduate with honors. I work for Big5, and I know its not Microsoft, however, big companies sometimes are not all they are talked up to be. You'll find a lot of politics are involved working with a big company. I am now trying to work for small software company. My friend interviewed with MS out of college, and he was Comp. Sci/Math major with great grades, he said the interview was really challenging and analytical questions. Good Luck.


      R.Bischoff | C++   .NET, Kommst du mit?

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      • A Ashwin C

        what does it take to get into Microsoft? good acads ? interviews ? tests?

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        Navin
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        inertiaFreak wrote: good acads ? interviews ? tests? You need to allow your morals and ethics to slide. And uninstall Mozilla from all your machines. :-D:-D:-D You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.

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        • B benjymous

          Work for a smaller, successful company that gets bought up :-D -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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          Ray Cassick
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          heheheheh That's what it took me to get into Intel :)


          Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall."
          George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."


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          • N Navin

            inertiaFreak wrote: good acads ? interviews ? tests? You need to allow your morals and ethics to slide. And uninstall Mozilla from all your machines. :-D:-D:-D You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.

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            Navin wrote: uninstall Mozilla Not a bad idea anyway. :)

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            • C Chris Maunder

              Apply and if your resume is good enough you get an interview. http://www.microsoft.com/careers/[^] cheers, Chris Maunder

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              Christian Graus
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              C'mon now Chris, that's just too plain logical..... Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
              C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
              Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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              • B benjymous

                Work for a smaller, successful company that gets bought up :-D -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                l a u r e n
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                thats what all the ppl i know who work for ms did


                "even if my world is weird its my world"
                biz stuff   about me

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                • B benjymous

                  Work for a smaller, successful company that gets bought up :-D -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                  Paul Watson
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                  benjymous wrote: Work for a smaller, successful company that gets bought up Just make sure you are not in management. We all know what happens to management in buy outs.

                  Paul Watson
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                  • B benjymous

                    Work for a smaller, successful company that gets bought up :-D -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                    That's actually pretty good advise. Another variation on this is to ensure that you get very closely aligned to MS while working for another company. Try to get to know as many MS ppl as you can and get in their face as much as possible. Volunteering to speak at MS events, etc... is also a good idea. If all else fails, you can apply for a Microsoft Green Card -- marry one of the MS marketing chics. ;P Cheers, Simon "The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.", Chris Carter.
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                    • T TigerNinja_

                      You better graduate with honors. I work for Big5, and I know its not Microsoft, however, big companies sometimes are not all they are talked up to be. You'll find a lot of politics are involved working with a big company. I am now trying to work for small software company. My friend interviewed with MS out of college, and he was Comp. Sci/Math major with great grades, he said the interview was really challenging and analytical questions. Good Luck.


                      R.Bischoff | C++   .NET, Kommst du mit?

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                      SimonS
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                      Soliant wrote: big companies sometimes are not all they are talked up to be. You'll find a lot of politics are involved working with a big company. I am now trying to work for small software company. Cynical, but more or less how I view things at the moment. :-O Cheers, Simon "The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.", Chris Carter.
                      my svg article

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                      • T Terry Denham

                        Navin wrote: uninstall Mozilla Not a bad idea anyway. :)

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                        CBjork
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                        cmaunder responded "Apply and if your resume is good enough you get an interview" Chris failed to mention, it is extremely helpful to know the "right" person who has connections to the MS resume vault and a cp member:cool:

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