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  • F Fabio Franco

    I was thinking about that too. I'm not sure how I could use this award to squeeze a little more from a new employer, but I guess I'll know if I try.

    wizardzz wrote:

    Ever apply to Microsoft?

    Actually I did, but since I live in Brazil, maybe it's a stretch trying to get into the silicon valley. I don't want to work in MS Brazil, as I beleive no hardcore development stuff gets done here and that's what I like. I did apply to MS USA but to get in there I'd need: 1 - Stand out from the croud that applies through the official channels. 2 - Get through the VISA barrier. This is probably a lot more paperwork required from microsoft. If it's easier to have someone from inside, I think they'd probably stick with that. But who knows... maybe I'll get there someday.

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    Getting directly to Redmond from abroad might be difficult due to the retardedness of our visa scheme; but MS has a large operation in Vancouver (just across the border in Canada) that apparently is a staging area for international hires while they wage bureaucratic warfare to get a greencard on your behalf.

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      Getting directly to Redmond from abroad might be difficult due to the retardedness of our visa scheme; but MS has a large operation in Vancouver (just across the border in Canada) that apparently is a staging area for international hires while they wage bureaucratic warfare to get a greencard on your behalf.

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      Thanks!! I'll surely look into that. The only bad thing about that is that it's toooooo cold. On the other hand that would be an opportunity for me to experience some ice sports, when I lived in Michigan everything was flat... no fun :(( If you know of an appropriate channel to go that way, I'd appreciate if you shared. Thanks again.

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      • F Fabio Franco

        Thanks!! I'll surely look into that. The only bad thing about that is that it's toooooo cold. On the other hand that would be an opportunity for me to experience some ice sports, when I lived in Michigan everything was flat... no fun :(( If you know of an appropriate channel to go that way, I'd appreciate if you shared. Thanks again.

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        As long as you stay near the coast, the region is much warmer than you'd think based on its latitude. It's not going to be as warm as where you're living now; but it's still much better than Michigan's winter. http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3317/usaclimatezonesmapdk2.jpg[^] PS I don't have any contacts with MS.

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        • D Dan Neely

          As long as you stay near the coast, the region is much warmer than you'd think based on its latitude. It's not going to be as warm as where you're living now; but it's still much better than Michigan's winter. http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3317/usaclimatezonesmapdk2.jpg[^] PS I don't have any contacts with MS.

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          Fabio Franco
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          Well, in the 0 to 15 F temperature it seems pretty darn cold to me. For somene that's used to have a minimum of 50 F, that's really cold. Not that I can't handle it. I handled Michigan temperature, but I do enjoy nice warm weather even when it's winter.

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          • F Fabio Franco

            I've recently received a 2011 Microsoft Community Contributor Award[^]. I was really surprized and flattered by that and didn't see it coming. It's a new award by MS and the benefits are slim (specially access to most MS Press Books in Safari Books Online, but no pdf download though). I know MS MVP has far greater benefits, but that wasn't what I was looking for on MSDN forums or code project whatsoever. I know that I learned a lot while helping others. Of course, If I was awarded a MS MVP I wouldn't complain at all, I'd love to have it, both for the benefits (not $$, but knowledge, tools and channel to MS teams) and self promotion. Now I wonder, do you guys think this recognition would help me on my career? I mean, you employer, would you be more willing to give a better position to someone if they had this award? What's your feeling about this. I was thinking of using this award as self promotion to maybe get a decent position that would be compatible to my knowledge and experience. Today I have little means to prove my skills to an employer (I know I need to get better at advertising myself) and maybe this could be a good bumper. What do you think?

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            Congrats dude.:rose: Surely it will help you on your career. Please send me things for that by PM. Thank you. BTW did you quit your smoking? ;) If you then I'll congratulate you 100s of time. Cheers.

            thatraja

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            • T thatraja

              Congrats dude.:rose: Surely it will help you on your career. Please send me things for that by PM. Thank you. BTW did you quit your smoking? ;) If you then I'll congratulate you 100s of time. Cheers.

              thatraja

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              Fabio Franco
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              Thank you buddy. Unfortunatelly I hadn't been strong enough to quit that, but I did cut down, so next step is to completely quit. The biggest problem is that I'm a very anxious person so the moments of anxiety are my achilles heels.

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              Please send me things for that by PM

              What do you mean by that? And beleive it or not, I can't find a PM link on CP. :doh: Thanks again.

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              • F Fabio Franco

                Thank you buddy. Unfortunatelly I hadn't been strong enough to quit that, but I did cut down, so next step is to completely quit. The biggest problem is that I'm a very anxious person so the moments of anxiety are my achilles heels.

                thatraja wrote:

                Please send me things for that by PM

                What do you mean by that? And beleive it or not, I can't find a PM link on CP. :doh: Thanks again.

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                I said, send me links & things related to that(Microsoft Community Contributor Award) by PM(Private mail) :)

                Fabio Franco wrote:

                Unfortunatelly I hadn't been strong enough to quit that, but I did cut down, so next step is to completely quit.

                That's really a great start...I'm glad, go ahead please don't pause/stop. You can try some alternates like chewing-gum, etc., Cheers dude.

                thatraja

                **My Tip/Tricks
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