Everything you wanted to know about International Recruiting
Been a while since I posted anything, hopefully you are eagerly awaiting my second publication.
I have been thinking about it for a while and could not decide on a theme or topic for this blog. I thought that the readers deserve more insight into the international recruiting.
I have received multiple questions and email regarding how do we hire international talent; what are we looking for and how can we help the candidates better prepare for the interviews? The international recruiting process is pretty much similar to the recruitment that happens on campus.
I would recommend candidates to submit a well written resume that is up-to-date. Applicants should ensure that they have clearly mentioned all their education details, including if the program that they attended is a 4 yr or a 5 yr, their grade, GPA, rank.
Having a valid and active email id, phone number including country code and area code are very helpful. Make sure they mention the city and country they are currently residing in.
It is amazing how resumes from different parts of the world are so different. In the US, I have never seen a resume with marital status, number of family members and a colored picture of the candidate, but in some parts of the world, this very common practice and the other parts of the world it is mandatory. This is to let our international candidates know that we do not require personal information on their marital status, their picture or details of their driving license. However, it certainly does not dampen your chances of getting selected.
A well written resume is your stepping stone to reach into good hands, and from that point, the recruiter will try to contact you by email/phone to schedule a phone appointment. In most cases due to the nature of the international trips, you can expect to appear for a phone interview on a very short notice.
So it will be good for the candidates to follow a standard system and format for sending a resume that captures the details of their key job experience and major projects they have worked on.
Once you succeed in impressing the recruiter by your resume, the next step is to clear the phone interviews. The phone interviews can be very different based on the region. In some cases we will conduct live meetings and expect candidates to write code; whereas in other cases, we can just chat with them and ask them questions about their resume and their job and try to assess basic core competencies. One big tip that is helpful is try to always provide a land line number if you can as the connection is much better and the line is clearer on both ends. The interview can be more effective without having international calls drop every 5 minutes, and the recruiter having to call you again and again. I must add here that it is not easy for the recruiter or interviewer to conduct these phone interviews and make decisions when the phone connectivity is poor or it takes them 4 times before they finally get the dial tone and they are calling at odd hours to ensure that it is an OK time for the candidates to interview in their local time zones.
It is a good idea to brush up on basic c, c++, java, c# skills before doing a phone interview; usually the questions on the phone are very straight forward and simple. I have seen a vast majority of candidates who appear for these interviews are very nervous (nothing unusual here). I remember how I was profusely sweating and was struggling for words to complete my sentences, and at the end I kicked myself and said, "I can’t believe what I just did!”
In the interview you can expect questions related to MS products, technologies that you have worked on, details on your project work etc. If you have prepared well, do well and are lucky enough, you may get an email from the International team inviting you for in person interviews. These in person interviews take place outside the USA in various countries and so you will be invited to the one closest to your location.
Please note that Microsoft pays all the travel expense, arranges travel and lodging. Some of the hotels where candidates get to stay are pretty neat!
Then comes the day when you meet with the hiring team in person and you go through multiple interviews where they are trying to evaluate you on core competencies, your technical skills, coding, testing, design etc. This link would be helpful for you in getting an understanding of what we are looking for and how that aligns with our mission, vision and values.
The international team has been very responsive and quick in getting back to candidates with the results of the final interview. Then you will receive a follow-up call where the recruiter will explain to you the offer in detail and send you the Offer letter. They will also work with the legal team to get you a visa to work here and come to the USA.
The visa is another story in its own. Over the past couple of years it has become extremely difficult for companies to hire international talent because of the limited number of H1bs. So please understand that Microsoft and your recruiter will try everything in their capacity to apply for your visa, but there are no guarantees and sometimes you might have to wait for an extra year before you can come here. I will write about this in more detail in a follow-up post.
I am looking forward to all sorts of feedback, the good, the bad and the ugly :-)
Let me know what else you would like to see here and know about.
Cheers,
Priya
84 Comments
Lou Pole said:
I have a phone interview next week with an individual named Kelly (Recruiting Coordinator). Your post was very insightful. Thx, hopefully i'll do well.
Brendan said:
This is great info Priya. Thank you for taking the time to write such a helpful and descriptive post. You will encourage and inspire many like me to better prepare and apply at Microsoft. What else.. tell us more about yourself. Are you originally from India, were you born in the US? Can we have your picture or atleast a cartoon. What have you learnt at this job. Keep up the good work!
Brendan
Galcho said:
Hi Priya,
This is very good explanation of the proccess and it will be helpfull for MS candidates (as me ;) ).
I question about schedule of international recruiting team. I had my phone interview on June 1st and it went well. The recruiter siad she had forwarded my resume to international recruiting team and they (you ) will contact me when you prepare schedule for upcoming year.
When you will have schedule done? When I could expect in person interview?
I am from Sofia, Bulgaria
About visa... it is very frustrating to have this obstacle. I have two friends of mine that had offers for possition in Redmond. first one is OK and recently got visa without any complications. Unfortunately, the other one will have to wait for next year... bad story, huh?!
What is the practice if one is unable to come in Redmond because of visa complications? I suppose the initial position cannot wait for you for a year?!
Best regards,
Galin Iliev
Rehan said:
Thanks Priya, for such wonderful information. You elaborated the whole process from start to end in a very simple and concise way. I was always in search of the article like this.
It will be our pleasure if you can provide some detailed information about “in person interviews”. Like what type of questions are asked and how to answer in an impressive way? If a coding question is asked then what the interviewer expect from us other than the code? I have heard from someone that interviewer also expect Flow Charts, Test Cases and Comments in addition to the code.
Help us performing better in these interviews.
Thanks.
Arnold W said:
Is it true that limited amount of VISA can be one of reasons making we as a candidate are not given an offer from the team?
Gio said:
Priya, terrific post !
Something that so many of us were lookig for. It will be helpful to hundreds of Microsoft prospects. i will echo what Rehan as asked for, it will be great to learn more about the in person interviews. I hope you will consider our request. Looking forward to more details.
Thank you,
Gionade
tut said:
I have been to the final interviews in Rio last week, and although I still haven't received an answer from you, I'm pretty sure you'll reject me... But I think I can do better if I have another opportunity. When will you come back to Rio for another round of interviews, and when should I apply again? Thanks!
Pete said:
Everyone, seriously, you think it all sounds too good to be true? Wait until you are hired and be amazed by the amount of help MS gives you for moving internationally.
My wife and I are moving next week from Australia to the US, and the amount of help is incredible. A single point of contact for all relocation related issues are usually resolved the same day!
MS organised local tax advice, and US tax advice when we arrive, household relocation, hire cars, temporary housing... the list goes on.
This could have been a much more stressful time, if not for Microsoft.
Akshaya said:
Great guide for international recruiters. Just a week ago, I watched a video in this blog telling about the recruitment process at US and they also mentioned the same resume thing.
All they want is a good tailored resume(revolving around a post, if u r applyin to a specific one).
Ur other advices also ironed out many doubts.
For the visa process, I m already a victim of it, I missed out an oppurtunity at an internship at MSR Redmond just this summer. Although I was selected, but the Indo-US Visa process would have taken so much time that my recruiter considered a US option over me. Well, the visa was not alone, it was accompanied by some geo-location factor(US candidates had more preference) and they got a candidate matching them.
Eventhough, he called me up for an internship in falls but due to obligations here, I had to leave that part too.
Now, the question lies here, considering all these factors, should a candidate apply for a position much earlier so as to make it at the right time? I m into my final yr of the 4-yr C.Sc. engg degree, I have already started applying at positions.
Since the resume says that I m still doin engg and have a yr more, will it affect some recruiters from taking me in?
any other suggestions, considering every interaction between me and MS??(regarding the 2 factors)
thnx
jcasal said:
Excellent advice Priya. I'm from Guayaquil, Ecuador. I have had around four phone interviews on the last 7 months, and a couple of weeks ago Microsoft finally wanted to have an in-person interview with me on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I was so excited for this chance and had a lot preparation for my interview. But a few days before my trip I found that Brazil had some requirement that every person that enters there had to have a "yellow fever" vaccine, and had to have taken it at least 10 days before going into Brazil. I took the vaccine, but there was no way I could account the 10 days before my scheduled flight to Rio, which was the only one flight available.
So I just lost my chance and they said that they would keep track of me for future opportunities. What should I do now Priya? Should I start applying for new open vacancies? Should I wait for any future round of interviews in Rio? When do you think there would be another chance? I really want to show Microsoft my potential!
Thanks,
Julio
Fabiano said:
Hi, Priya.
Congratulations, this is an interesting topic.
About your previous blog entry, after you mentioned that your team was coming to Brazil, I told it to the people I know. But, when I mentioned Microsoft, all but one or two still kept interest.
After that feedback from them, I even asked a question at:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2006/07/25/678051.aspx#comments">http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2006/07/25/678051.aspx#comments</a>
to which Matthew Kennedy gave a very good answer at:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2006/07/28/680704.aspx#comments">http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2006/07/28/680704.aspx#comments</a>
Actually, I worked for Microsoft some years ago on a H1B visa. Unfortunately, I had a manager who was also new to the position and I had personal problems with her. When I realized we wouldn't be able to work together, I asked to be transferred to another group, but she didn't let me go. As a matter of fact, she terminated my employment at the very same meeting where I requested the transfer.
All tree has good and (a few) bad apples. Despite my frustrating personal experience at Microsoft, I still consider it to be a good company to work for. That's why I still recommend it to other people. At this moment, I work as a software engineer for another US company.
Once more, thanks for sharing your experience.
Fabiano
Ali said:
Very Nice Article Priya :)
I had the opportunity to go through the international recruiting process here in Egypt.
I agree with Priya in that the phone interview can often be nerve-wracking :) In fact, I think she is the one that gave it to me :) I had a problem with the last puzzle question, I misunderstood the question. But after she repeated it, I finally got it ;) It was very easy.
The actual on-site interview was great. It was at the Four Seasons in Egypt. It was a bit early on a Friday (our weekend here) but that just meant the streets were deserted, so there was no traffic (which if you've ever been to Cairo, you know what a difference this makes).
Refreshments (tea/coffee/soda/juice) and small snacks were available between interviews, which was a very nice touch and useful (to keep our energy up).
The interviews themselves were tough. A lot tougher than anything I had seen in Egypt. Also, I believe the on-site is a lot harder than the phone interview.
One of the suggestions I have Priya, and I think I suggested it before is to have some sort of public 'Calendar' for international recruiting events and also in it you should specify the deadline for applying. It would make the process much clearer and more transparent. It would also allow people to know what other interviews are in the region so they could potentially apply to those too.
Also, I had another question. Usually a specific 'group/team' from Microsoft comes to the on-sit interviews. Perhaps this could also be published early so people who are interested would be more willing to apply, and people who don't like this particular field can stay away. For example, lets say the Windows Live group is coming to recruit in Egypt - some people may not be interested in working on Web-based technologies or this particular product group. Or for another example, people know the Visual Studio group is coming, so this appeals to them the most as it is their favorite MS product so they feel that this is the only group they could join at MS. The reason I say this, is because some friends of mine have made such comments before.
Anyway, I think Microsoft is great and unique in its international hiring practices. The diversity of countries they recruit from is unprecedented. For example, I do not believe any other software company comes to Egypt to recruit for its operations.
Good job.
dhaval said:
Hello Priya,
I am from India .. and I am a fresher .. and I know I am talented ... and I know I am born to be at lobbying at the lobby of Microsoft one day... Well I have a series of questions ..which may be u can answer ... and may be no one else can ... or may be only u wish to answer to me and no one else does ...
Let me put them in order so that u can answer them in the same way ...
Q1) Microsoft in India has seven divisons out of which I am interested in joining either GDCI, IDC and or MSR.
For SDE or SDET positions in GDCI and IDC most of the recruitments are through campus and the rest are through referals...
The pattern is same for both.....
u have four rounds ---- one is a written test,then a group discussion, then a Technical interview and then a HR ....
When compared to the pattern at US there cud be about 8 to 10 rounds of interviews .. mostly all of them being technical .......
Now my question is why an there is so many differences in the selection procedure ....?? where in India or US u usually work on the same products .......
2)Why is most of the concetration on campus interviews ... why not have a large number of offcampus and .. job fairs ... where the "campus guyz" can also come and compete with guyz like us who are equivally deserving and competant !!!!!
3)In campus interviews here ... Based on your projects u r asked ur interview questions .. and then basic quesitons in C ..and OS[no quesitons like the selling of ice cubes or mount fuji] and u dont need to know in details about the MS.net, biztalk,vista,CE,etc ... they expect u wud learn as the course of ur internship gets over.
My question is when one interviews a guy/girl just out of college .. why is she expected to knwo c# or .Net or WinFS and stuff ... y not give him/her the same oppurtunities.... ???[and I am not saying this out of frustation ... I know c# and WinFS and I am currently working on CE.... my project was in java and i am quite good at NUNIT and JUNIT testng]
4)What if i apply today at www.microsoft.com/careers and get through a telephonic interview .. wud i be flow to and fro to US for the onsite interview .. or wud i have a web conference interview like the google guyz do [oops did i take the wrong name]....
waiting waiting waiting to get ur reply ...
Mahesh Kumar R said:
Priya, Excellent !!
***** a diligent post on MS Recruiment !!
Thanks for this great article about preparing for Microsoft.
As "dhaval" asked, even i felt the same and feeling the same..."One day @ Microsoft ".
(1) pls answer regarding MS India Recruitment if possible....?
We are miscommunicated in all sorts for preparation in India. Rightnow I'm completing my 2 years of Exp in MS.NET and gearin up for certification.
(2) Is it a right time to knock the MS door ..? or shall i wait one more year with certification to get a call..?
I love challenges and broken lot of problems in my current project, that is the only strength I have and greatly believe in it. But when it comes to preparation ..I'm lost. so pls advice me regardin preparation.
(3) list of things to be prepared for midlevel career.. i mean 2 years category..?
Pls dont mind someone to reply for this 3 questions.
.THANKS a lot !!
Mahesh kumar R
Bangalore
hi dhaval: When did you passed out from college..?, my company is recruiting freshers 2006 batch. let me know if you are interested.
Concerned Micrsoftie2B said:
Hi Priya!
Thank you for another fantastic post on a very pertinant topic.
I was recently interviewed and offered a position at the Redmond campus as a Program Manager. Unfortunately my h1b application was one of the ones that did not make it through. I realize that there are many people in my situation and that MS lawyers are doing their best. However it would be really great if I could get some realistic assessment of what happens in such a case usually - the best and worst case scenarios. What exactly the lawyers are trying to get for us for us right now.
Priya said:
Hi Fabiano- Thank you for sharing your experiences. AS you said there is a good and bad side to things. I myself met and had a chat with some folks who expressed to me that in some parts of Brazil there wasn't enough positive energy for Microsoft. I think it is just a matter of time and exposure, that more and more will be interested an would want to be a part of this great organization. I think we have not been able to doa job good enough of reaching out to some candidates and we need to have more campus presence and all year round engagements. Our team is working hard towards this goal and hopefully we will gradually succeed. It is good to hear from folks like you.
It will be great if you can share what the common image of Microsoft is in your region and how do you think we can doa better job of attracting those great talent.
Ali- I remember you :-) Our team is just finalizing the last pieces of the Master calendar for this year. It is a complex process where we look at the work force demand for the entire company for a year and divide it by what re ways we woudl like to approach it, for eg. domestic, international. Then we look at regions and what are best times in the year to go to these regions from the academic session perspective etc. For now I can tell you that we are coming to Dubai, Brazil and Australia in the next 1-2 months. so, please send your resumes to us. You can email ids if you follow this link:<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2005/08/26/international.aspx#comments">http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2005/08/26/international.aspx#comments</a>
Hope this helps!
thanks,
Priya
Subratam said:
I posted back in here where Jenna posted about Visa queries and blogged about it. I tried to give my first hand experience about how it all went and how smoothly my case was/is handled. Thank you MS.
I am also an International Recruited candidate , and as Priya has put up such a nice writeup , I would take this opportunity to again give a first hand experience about how excellent is the Microsoft Relocation process. I am in the middle of Relocation process myself and I have to say I am amazed by the follow-ups and kind co-operations I am getting.
Flight Itineraries , Temporary Housing ( as Priya pointed out fully furnished and even maid service , and one thing I may add.. you may be given an option either to stay near campus or even downtown as you wish) , Bank account opening, SSN application.. in short you are taken care completely. I am sure Priya will come up with more informations which will ofcourse be helpful to many aspiring to become a Microsoftie.
Julio Casal said:
Thanks Priya. I have just sent my resume to sarec@microsoft.com. I´ll be preparing for the next round of interviews in October.
Thanks for the great advise!
Julio.
Jingying said:
Hi Priya,
I'm excited to hear that the MS recruiting team is going Australia in 1-2 months' time. It's so nice to hear from you... =)
Should i try sending my resume to ausrec@microsoft.com or other email for this particular recruitment event?
Damit said:
If Microsoft is going to Australia to conduct interviews, does that mean it's possible I might be selected for an interview (assuming I get to that stage) even though I don't live in Australia but I do live in south-east Asia (and can fly to Australia)? I've already sent in my resume but haven't heard anything much yet beyond a recruiter sending me an online interview form via e-mail.
Or are the interviews in Australia only for people already living there?
Priya said:
Hi Jingying and Damit,
I am excited to see that you are so passionate about applying at Microsoft. This year we have tweaked our recruiting efforts a bit more. So, when we will interview in Australia, it will only be for people living in Australia. If you are in south east Asia you can send your resume to uwork@microsoft.com and someone will contact you after taking a look at your resume if they are interested in further pursuing your application. We are going to south east asia is the end of october- mid nov timeframe. I will share the exact dates once we have that information. But for now, go ahead and send your updated resume to uwork@microsoft.com
Hope this is helpful,
Priya
Vividy said:
Concerned Microsoftie2B, have your already sent your resume to Microsoft? Have you passed all the interviews and accepted the offer ? If both are yes, all the questions should be answered by your recruiter. Basically, answers are "Yes" - lawyers will definitely try all visa types specifically for your case, but H1B is the only legitimate way to work in Microsoft for 99% of cases. If you got an offer but the application for H1B is delayed e.g. due to visa cap, etc - your hiring manager will immediately contact you with your case summary, possible solutions and (in case they are still interested) with the main question - whether you are ready for 1 additional year or not.. and after all its up to you to decide.
Priya, can you please confirm whether Microsoft will be really waiting for one year ? Are there any exceptions ?
dhaval said:
Hi priya ..
I think u have missed my post here ... please do reply ...
@Mahesh ... how do i contact u ...I am a 2006 fresher
heres my email id -dhaval_bhanu@yahoo.com and do let me know the details ??? .... let me know ... thank you
Priya said:
Hi Dhaval,
You are right - I am sorry, I missed your queries, amidst the other comments.
To your first question if I understand correctly- Why is there only 4-5 rounds of interview in India for Microsoft, but 8-10 in US. I am not sure if that is true on a large scale.But here is what I think might have happened- sometimes based off the resume or the initial conversations/interviews with the candidate, there could be multiple groups who are interested in the candidate and would like to ensure that they interview him for specific teams and in that case , a candidate actually goes through an interview loop that is split between two teams and has to do more interviews. In such cases if both the groups want to extend an offer, they can and based on the roles/groups etc the candidate gets to make the last call. I hope this helps.
I do hear you on the campus recruitment piece- I think we can and we should do a better job of attracting talent from the industry-Thanks for pointing that out though. Actually it's not so much about doing a good job of attracting industry talent, it is just more active presentation in that area, I do think we get a lot of industry applicants, but we can do better :-)
To your third question- I am sorry but it is not clear enough to me what your ask is- so if you could ask the question again, I will definitely follow up
Thanks,
Priya
Concerned Microsoftie2B said:
Priya, i would love your comments on my query too!
Vividy, thank you for the response. yes, i have been extended an offer and my H1B was filed late. My recruiter has told me to wait for the cotober-february period and that the lawyers are trying everything - I havent heard anything from the hiring manager. For some reason it has been very difficult to get ahold of my recruiter. i just want to know what the lawyers are trying and what the likely outcome of this is.
Subratam said:
Hi concerned ,
I had the similar case as yours... maybe you would like to read my comments here <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2006/06/23/644288.aspx#comments">http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2006/06/23/644288.aspx#comments</a>
I hope it helps
dhaval said:
Hi Priya ..
I am rephrasing the question three here ...
3) Usually when interviewing a student in India .. an MS interview covers more of normal c,c++ skills ... and usual OS/dbms concepts ...and knowledge of technology.. but when interviewing a fresher who may be a month or two months out of college and or one or two months older to the same college guy gets more product specific interviews ....
Why is the pattern different with the interviews more concentrate on c# ,.Net or other products .... In one phrase, the interviews are "more" domain specific for freshers .... If u look in logic ... the student who didnt get a chance to try his shot at MS during his academics is only expected to attend interviews as a fresher after his college[his seniors arent fresh grads anymore] ... why is then the pattern different .... why isnt there interview covering the same c,c++skills and os concepts.. one cannot expect him to elarn the specifcs in a month or two !!!!
I hope now I have put my question very clearly ....
Thank you for the earlier replies ....
and thanks in advance the current one too ...
Thank you very much ...
dhaval....
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Ashoo said:
Hi Priya,
This is really some great material that you put up. Tx!
Well, I am an ex-Microsoft employee, who recently had to quit MS India to join her husband in the US. While in India I have had the opportunity to work 5+ years in MS and would love to join the this great company again in US.
I come from a Sales background and therefore need your help in knowing the people I could connect with here to guide me throough any suitable openings/ procedures etc.
I shall eagerly wait for a response.
Thanks a lot!
rgds.
ed said:
Hi, how about people living in New Zealand? I see in past years it is grouped with Australia, but not this year?
Charles said:
Hi Priya,
I think this is definitely one of the best post by far under the category, Thank you very much for the insights!
I am now living and working in Canada and very interested in seeking career advancement opportunities at Microsoft. I am just wondering if you have plan in the near future to come up north to host any recruiting events? (p.s. yes, better not in the winter though ... :-0) If so, how could I get in touch and being informed?
In this thread ealier, Vividy mentioned that "... H1B is the only legitimate way to work in Microsoft for 99% of cases ...". I have heard that many Canadian are using the TN visa to work in U.S. including Microsoft. Does Canadian must have the H1B? Could you please explain?
Thanks!
Charles
SJ said:
Hi Priya,
I am a student pursuing Master of Computer Applications in India. I have completed a Bachelor's degree in the same discipline.
Can you please let me know if I would be eligible to apply under the International Recruiting umbrella? If so, when is your team next headed to India?
Regards,
SJ
Sunil said:
Hello all,
I have recently got a call for a phone interview in Australia and was told that Microsoft will be coming down for face-to-face interviews in the week of Sept 18, if selected.
This blog has given me lot of insights into the international recruiting process, the preparation and interviews. I had suggested two friends of mine in my initial questionnaire, and they've got interview calls as well.
Sure looks like a good time to apply for Australia!
Cheers
Sunil
SJ said:
Hi Priya,
I am waiting for your response regarding my query.
Kindly do clarify.
Regards,
SJ
Usman said:
Hi Priya,
Hope you remember me. We talked a couple of days ago.
I agree with Ali that there should be a calendar with approximate dates and stuff. Also that there should be some notification about the interviewing team. I have a lot of people here in Pakistan asking me about the upcoming interviews, teams and deadlines.
Galcho said:
Hi Priya,
I sent you email at jobsblog_at_microsoft_dot_com with your name in subject about a week ago but I still do not have an answer.
Could you sent me show mail when you have time
Thanks for your time
Priya said:
Hi Sunil- I am glad that you find this blog useful, all the best with your interviews.
SJ- You can apply to the IDC in India, by going to the careers website of Microsoft India, you can also apply to india_cv@microsoft, for redmond positions. We are not going to India in the near future to hire as we already have a set of recruiters and a team at IDC that hires from India.
Damit- I would say you should wait for atleast 3 weeks before you get a response and then you can PING your recruiter. Usually you will receive a response if you have answered some questions in email.
Hi Usman- Yes I do remember you , the problem is our hiring needs are very dynamic and though we have a rough idea of what regions we will be recruiting from, sometime we do not know what teams will be interviewing until a month prior to the trip. However I wouldd liek to reiteratr that for international applicants this should not affect a whole lot as we do a pretty much general interview and see if the person is a Microsoft hire, in situations where we feel that the candidate is a right fit for games we will send the candidate to games or MSN etc.
We are coming back to Dubai this september third week, so we will be accepting resumes until first week of september, so please encourage all interested candidates to send their cv to pakcv@microsoft.com
thanks,
Priya
Charles said:
Hi Priya,
It must be tough to not only monitoring the blog but also doing daily works as well :-)
I think my questions might have just got missed; I would really appreciate it if you can take a look at them when you get a minute.
Thanks.
Charles
Concerned Microsoftie2B said:
Charles, if you are canadian you neednt worry.
Microsoft and other US companies Do use TN visas to hire canadians.
I suggest you simply apply and they will get back to you whenver they come up to canada - i know that college recruiting makes atleast 2-3 rounds there.
Adi said:
Hi Priya I am from India and I have sent my resume to you at india_cv@microsoft.com, when can I expect a call? Is there a possibility that my resume will be rejected?
Adi
Priya said:
Ashoo- I am sorry somehow I missed your post. Ashoo right now my team is hiring on core tech talent. We are hiring for SDE, SDET and PM positions. I think Heather's blog will be a good resource to find more about opportunities in the non core tech field.Check this out:<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/heatherleigh/">http://blogs.msdn.com/heatherleigh/</a>
Charles- I do not hire people from North America, so I do not have muchh insight into hiring from Canada, but I am trying to gather some info so that I can share that with you and other readers soon.
thank you,
Priya
eds said:
Hi Priya,
A very nice and informative post!
I interviewed with Microsoft in the beginning of this year. It was with a specific group for a specific role based in UK. Unfortunately, after 10+ hard fought interviews, I was rejected. At that time I was in UK. Now I have moved back to South Asia. My question is, Am I eligible to apply for your upcoming recruiting trip of Dubai? By September, I would have served 9 months out of 1 year ban :)
Priya said:
Hey Charles- Joshua has answerred this question for you.
We are planning several recruiting events at many Canadian universities throughout the year including : McGill, Waterloo, U Toronto, UBC, UVic, SFU, UWO, Concordia, Calgary, Carleton, Sherbrooke, McMaster, and Queens. We also post our positions to most all universities in Canada to try to attract top talent from universities like UAlberta, UNB, UPI, etc. All of the positions we hire for in Canada are for work in either Redmond or Silicon Valley and, due to visa restrictions, are limited to Software Design Engineer, Software Design Engineer in Test, and Program Manager.
As to your visa question, Canadian Citizens do not have to initially get an H1-B visa but can come in under a TN visa. This does not apply if you are a Canadian Permanent Resident. Once on the TN visa they can then apply for their green card and/or U.S. citizenship if you so desire.
One thing that Maureen added was:
We do not have a set events calendar for the year. Once we decide on holding a recruiting event, we advertise the details on our careers site at least 3 weeks in advance.
Hope this helps!
Priya
Priya said:
Hi Ed,
You are eligible to apply for the Australia recruiting trip if you live in New Zealand. We will ofcourse take care of yoru travel expenses. Please send your resume to ausrec@microsoft.com and my amazing team mate Carrie will contact you if she likes the resume :-)
Priya
Priya said:
Hi Ed,
You are eligible to apply for the Australia recruiting trip if you live in New Zealand. We will ofcourse take care of yoru travel expenses. Please send your resume to ausrec@microsoft.com and my amazing team mate Carrie will contact you if she likes the resume :-)
Priya
Divs said:
Hey Priya,
Let me congratulate you on your great work with the blog. As a active job seeker, I found our blog to be of extreme help. I am interested in a SDET position at Microsoft and would like to seemore info on this role, to help me better understand and prepare for it.
Hopefully, you will find some time to answer this,
have a great day!
Do it the Divs way
Muhammad said:
Hi Priya,
Thanks for such a nice blog and sharing information with us.
I had in-person interview for SDE/T positions in April last year in Dubai but i got rejection. I am applying this year again and have got an interview call. I want to know does the previous rejection affect your current application? Do you completely re-evaluate the candidate or just verify old feedback? I am really interested to work at Microsoft and have improved myself in various aspects.
Looking for your response!
Thanks
Muhammad
Ing said:
Hi Priya,
This is really a great post and insight on how MS recruits global talents :)
I have a phone interview next Monday, which could be with you :), and am getting too excited and nervous at the same time. I'd really appreciate if you could give me some "hints" on the type of questions lined up in a phone interview (I know this is a stupid request but i'll give it a shot anyway.. ).
Thanks again for a great post, and your responses. I hope I could get to the second round of interviews in mid Sep.
Cheers,
Ing
Charles said:
Hi Priya,
Thank you so much for collecting information to my questions. Again, I feel the energy and power of this blog. The benefits to all enthusiasts who are willing to make contributions to Microsoft are just huge and amazing!
I don't see Joshua and Maureen's name on this blog; so I wonder if they also have their own blogger? If so, please let me know the address and I am very interested to read their posts as well.
Please say Thanks to Joshua and Maureen for me!
Have a great weekend!
Charles
Mansoor said:
Hi Priya ,
Is it right taht you people are planning to hire SDE/SDET from middle east in September ,2006 ???
Looking for your response!
Thanks
Mansoor
Confused said:
Hi Priya,
Your posts have been really helpfull.
Can you guide me for the following problems
I mailed my resume a month ago at "pakcv@microsoft.com" but didnt got any auto generated mail/acknowledgement. Im confused because MS is coming Dubai this Septmeber and I still dont know the status of my application. Should I send my resume again?. Is there any way to make sure that my resume got registered?..
Secondly I addressed you in my cover letter. If my resume reaches some other recruiter would he/she will consider my application?..
Thanks in advance
Aryan said:
Hey Priya,
This blog and exploding for sure. Do you have a magic wand? It seems like you are very devoted and commited to reaching out to the international audience. Great work!
This clearly depicts that Microsoft not only does the "Global Talk" but is deeply committed to make itself truly international. I dont have any questions now, but will just keep reading all the interesting comments and your replies. BTW why don't you have a cartoon like Jenna :-)
Later,
Aryan
Sunil said:
Hello Ing,
I had my phone interview recently. The person with whom I was to interview was the Software lead in a particular team at Microsoft. I had a technical interview but I don't know how much this is the case with other phone interviews.
He gave a problem to solve through a software, and asked me to key in code that would provide the solution. He was supportive and gave hints along the way. At the end, he asked me how I would test my code and what I thought the performance would be in a worst case scenario.
Basically there is no way to prepare for such an interview. It is what you know that matters and the approach you take to solve the solution. I had a seperate recruiter contact me, so I dont think Priya will be taking your interview (Probably Priya can clarify this)
Good luck
Sunil
Ing said:
Hi Sunil, thanks heaps for you info mate ;)
Priya said:
Hello Divs- Great Suggestion, I will follow up on it in a week, and will do a detailed post on what is an SDET role and what it isn't.
Hi Muhammad- Previous rejections do not dampen your chances as long as you have waited for 6 months - 1 year before reapplying.
Ing- I think Sunil has summed it up nicely for you. There is no guarantee on the format of the phone interview. It could be highly technical or a more casual chit chat, the idea is to ensure that we are identifying good talent. So whatever it takes :-)
Hi Charles- Glad to be of help, that's what we are here for :-) Joshua and Maureen are staffing consultants here at Micorosft and I do not think they are on this blog, but I will be happy to pass along your wishes to them.
Mansoor- Yes we are planning a recruiting trip to Dubai in Sep 2006, so please let the cvs pour into pakcv@microsoft.com
Vipin-Thanks for your comments. Yes indeed there is a lot of interest about International recruiting. Vipin, we do more than 30+ international recruiting events a year and hire great talent from all over. No, the resumes do not end up in a black hole, every single one is reviewed and then we contact the ones that we are interested in.
Hello Confused- I just checked the pakcv alias and it does send out automated messages as soon as you send your resume, so I am not sure what happened in your case. Why don't you send your cv one more time and mention jobsblog and I will take a look? Mansoor we do not contact everyone that has submitted a resume to Microsoft. We however do carefully review all the resumes we recieve and then we contact the candidates who we want to further pursue.
Aryan- Thanks for reading our blog so regularly. I hope you find it useful and fun.
thanks,
Priya
Confused said:
Hi Priya,
I mailed my CV again but didnt got any autogenerated message.. what should I do?
Atif said:
I was selected for in-person interview in Dubai, Dec 2005. Unfortunately I was not able to make it that time. Last response from my recruiter Holly S. Peterson had words like this
Unfortunately at this time we will not be moving forward with an offer
from the team. I cannot share with you feedback from your interviews,
but would be happy to answer any other questions you may have. I will be holding on to your information for the coming year and will let you know if it looks like there may be a better fit for you elsewhere, however, I encourage you to continue to pursue other opportunities.
So can you tell me is this September the right time to apply again. If not, then please guide me in this situation.
Confused said:
Hi Priya,
I got the reply and sorry for bothering.
Your replies have been really helpul and fast. Thanks a lot
Technical Careers @ Microsoft : Microsoft Going to Russia said:
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Compulsive Coder said:
WOW! Priya it's hard to comprehend that besids monitoring this blog, you also have a whole other job. How do you keep up with the work load, travel and all the external activities? I have heard a lot of buzz about work life balance at Microsoft. What are your thoughts on it?
Will you share some of your thoughts on it?
CC
Ing said:
Priya,
Thanks to your invaluable info and tips, also to all of you who have posted your comments, I passed the phone interview and will move on to next stage, the in-person interview :)
Now, from googling and reading other posts, the in-person interview could turn out to be a very tough battle, at least if you're being interviewed at MS Redmond.
Any ideas on how the in-person interview would be for international recruitment? Any tips on the possible questions they might ask? :)
Priya, do international candidates will be interviewed at Redmond after the in-person interview in their country?
Also, the interviewing team could be from different business group than the one you were interested in, would this matter though?
I thought I might just share some of the tips to pass the phone interview... as Sunil posted before... nothing can really prepare you... you'll just have to speak from your heart (no lies), research the divisions & product groups, and search this blog for "Ace that phone interview". On that blog, you'll find "Self motivation" section.. and that is the most important tip, it actually worked for me :)
Cheers guys, good luck, and all the best for all of you.
Ing
Tashfeen Suleman said:
I interviewed with Microsoft a while back and my experiance was not too much different from anyone
elses. I received the job offer, however I had to try more than once to nail the right job description
and opportunity. I wanted to write a comment about my experiance and how receiving a rejection is not always a bad thing. Granted that rejections are always hard for people to accept. Especially when people put in their 100%. But interviewing is a skill, one that can be easily learnt through reading
blogs such as this or going through other peoples interviewing mistakes.
Lets first disect the "Unfortunately you donot fulfill our requirements at this time, but we'll keep your resume with us for one year for new openings..." email. Most people would think that this is the
end and that their future with Microsoft is sealed. Or that they would have to wait a whole year or
never to hear from another Microsoft recruiter again. Although the one year timeperiod may be a rule but in some cases, Microsoft is willing to break it and allow candidates to interview again in the
same year. When the recruiters say that they will keep your resume in on their database, they are
being honest about it. Most recruiters will eventually get back to the same candidates again after a few months and not even wait for the one year timeperiod. How does this happen.
Quite a few reasons can allow candidates to come back for a re-interivew. They could be any of the
following:
1- The candidate left a good impression on the team and the recruiter. Technical knowledge, gelling
with the team, passion for technology and learning new things in short amounts of time etc. So
demonstrating any one of these skills can make some candidates better off than others (even if they dont make it the first time, it can give them a chance to come back for another interview in the
future). Sending formal thank you notes is always a plus. After all, the interviewing team and the recruiter go to extra lengths to bring candidates to the interview site (okay this might sound too
classical but beleive me, recognizing other peoples efforts is a good thing :)). Afterall, the recruiters are your friends and they root for you to get that job.
2- The candidate did quite good but for some nforseen reasons, they didnt land the job. This could be for a number of reasons, some pertaining to visa situation, a better candidate taking their place, or just pure bad luck. In this case, some of the interviewers would write detailed notes of why they think that the candidates are not fit for the current team, but they have what it takes to be a
microsoftie. This statement is a very powerful one and allows candidates to be flown back in for
another interview at most times.
3- The candidate just couldnt perform up to his best due to stress and anxiety of the interview. Most people succumb to stress and freeze while answering questions in the interview process. The best option would be to crack a joke with the interviewer and letting her know that you are still in the game. Other scenarios may involve stepping back, taking a deep breath and looking at the problem from another angle. Even if one isnt able to solve the problem in one interview, remember there are atleast two more interviews that one can do well in.
So getting a no hire email from the recruiter is not always a bad thing. It just means that the candidate should step back, assess themselves as to what they need to improve in order to nail that job the n
Bilal said:
Hi Priya,
The information you have provided here through article and replies is great:) I hope to see such information and effort in future too. I also have a phone call interview on comming monday. So I hope and try to give my best IA.
All are going great. Keep it Up.
Bilal Shahzad
Priya said:
Hello Guys,
It's always exciting to come back and read all the interesting comments and thoughts. Tell you what...
I am looking forward to your posts just as much as you are looking forward to mine :-)
Compulsive Coder- what an impressive alias! How often do you code? Thanks for the comment and as for your question on Work life balance- At Microsoft we highly encourage work life balance. There are people who are working remotely, we have flexible working hours, membership to great health clubs, good team spirit and just a very casual and friendly environment. I think there is a ton to be said about this topic and I will make a note to myself to post a blog on this.
Ing- It is great to know that this blog is proving helpful to you. As far as the inperson interviews are concerned , I am not goign to lie to you, they are challenging. The best approach is again to practice coding, definitely consider design and testing. What the interviewers are looking for is definitely solid coding but flexibilty, passion, drive, creative thinking, etc . There is no sfirm et of questions that are asked in the in person interviews as the interviews vary from team to team and interviewer to interviewer.
I will post a more detailed article on this topic as well
Ing- The final round of interview for International recruiting takes place in International locations and so you do not have to come to Redmond for another round of interviews. We will extend a job offer soon after your inperson interview with us at the International recruiting event.
Tashfeen- I am so glad that finally you had some time to post your thoughts and share you experiences with us. I am sure it will help and encourage a number of applicants. Looking forward to meeting you in Redmond!
Hey Bilal- You are very welcome! All the best for your interviews!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Priya
Atif - waiting for response said:
Hi priya,
It looks my question is lost in the crowd . However I read Tashfeen’s comments and found them quite encouraging.
It’s a fact that most of the people think that one rejection means there is no chance in future. It was my misconception too. After reading your posts and this blog I found that it is not valid.
In my case I am confused by my recruiter’s statement “I encourage you to continue to pursue other opportunities.”
In September it will be about 10 months. I personally feel that I am a changed person. I have worked hard and hard to improve my skills. But if in your opinion if it is better that I wait for more (I don’t mind whatever time frame you suggest) then kindly guide me so that I could plan to reapply accordingly.
atif
Swati said:
Hi Priya- Have you ever thought of moving back to India? I wish we had more recruiters like you in IDC. Do we have a blogging site for Indians who are here in Microsoft India?
I am currently in San Jose, on an assignment and would like to be considered for a job opportunity at Microsoft India. How can I apply?
Best of luck with your blog,
Swati
Bogdan said:
Priya, you have mentioned a lot of detail and information regarding the international hiring process. It is all very beneficial. I have sent my cv to you and will be waiting with anxiety to receive your response. Have a good day
Bogdan
Alam said:
Hi priya good work with the blog!
I have a query- when will you exend offers for these recruiting trips?
what is going to be the start date as the visa quota is over for this year?
Alam
Pavani said:
Hi, i m from India, could you please let me know if you are recruiting for interns in this time of the year in india?
jaime said:
Hi Priya,
Thank you for all your insights that you have shared on this blog.
I would like to ask on how can I find a Microsoft recruiter that can assist me with my application to Microsoft.
Im currently holding an H4 visa and resides here in Louisiana, Im open for relocation in Redmond, Washington.
I have a bachelors degree in engineering and has a six year of solid experience in systems administration and MS certifications to add into my credentials.
Hoping you can give me some email address or contact numbers of the technical recruiters.
Regards,
Jaime Landicho, MCSA, MCP
JLandicho@gmail.com
Omar said:
Dear Priya,
My name is Omar Riaz and I have been working as Project Director for past 5+ years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nativelly I am from Islamabad, Pakistan. I have 2 questions if you will be kind enough to answer:
(1) Can I still apply at pakcv@microsoft.com even though I have been working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
(2) You are coming to Pakistan in September 2006. Are you going to recruit for Program management or Project management positions?
Kind regards,
Omar
shoaib akhtar said:
Hi Priya,
I have successfully completed my 4 years bachelors degree in Computer Science earlier this year and I am interested in applying through pakcv@microsoft.com. However, due to an unfortunate turn of events, my university has cancelled my degree (it is a long story but the reasons are not educational). I want to ask that can I still apply if I can provide proof that I did indeed complete my degree before the university decided that I won't be getting a paper-version of the degree or is it necessary to produce a paper-version degree to secure an offer from MS, if I get that far.
I would hope that when I read "MS is an equal opportunity employer" at numerous places on this blog, it means that my resume would at least be given fair consideration and I'll be given a chance to explain the reasons behind the cancellation of my degree by my university.
P.S. Shoaib Akhtar is not my real name but I hope you understand that I have to cover for the case when I apply sometime after another 4 years when I have got the degree for the second time around.
diegov said:
Dear Priya,
Three days ago I got a technical phone interview for a SDET position in a team belonging to Visual Studio. The interviewer (a SDET Lead) gave me extremely positive feedback about my interview. He mentioned the next step would probably be to “flight me in”.
However, when he finally asked about my visa status and I said I didn’t have a worker visa for the USA, he got very disappointed. He told me it has been very difficult for him to recruit people from abroad in the past. He even sent an email to HR to find out if he could follow with the process. Today, I got email from him informing that HR told him not to proceed.
The job itself looked fantastic for me. So, I am myself very disappointed too. But this had a good side too. Before the interview I only thought of working for Microsoft as a distant dream. Now I see it as something very feasible.
I just need to find a way through the visa hurdles, right? :). I don’t know exaclty how it works, but I am guessing that besides the very limited cap of H1B visas, there are different priority levels for for different positions. Is that correct?
Now, in this situation, is there anything I can do for myself to improve my chances of landing a job at Microsoft?
Thank you!
DiegoV
diegov said:
After reading a little bit more I guess the main problem with my recruitment was that they needed to fill this position way before October 2007 (Orcas is coming out sooner).
Then, how can I keep a team interested in me for more than a year? They haven't ever met me in person! Not by inundating them with email I guess… I need to get creative… Do you think a life-sized cardboard cutout would do the trick again? :D
Seriously, any advice or consolation would be very welcome. I got so close!
iowint said:
dear priya,
of al th surfing and reading blogs, first mover advt plays a gr8 role i gues!
men post blogs. they reply for th first comment they get, and from then its th public fightin on - th topics and on othr comments!
of course, we should thnk u al for publishin a blog, th grim reality is , people go for publishing new blogs! forgetin th things happenin to their old blogs!
wish atleast this site handles that prb, since it matters a lot when th discussion is related to jobs!
urs
shiva
Priya said:
It’s been 5 days and we have so many great comments , suggestions and questions. I will try to break it up in 2-3 comments and respond to all of you
Lou Pole- You are very welcome. All the best for your interview, tell us how it went and share your experiences.
Brendan- I am glad you found the information useful. As you had asked, here is a little bit more about me:
I was born and brought up in India, came to the USA a couple of years ago and this is what I call home now. Although it is nice to know that I always have the option to go back to India and still could work for Microsoft. There is a lot of exciting things happening in India.
Brendan at some point I will share my picture/cartoon.
Galcho- Galcho, if you can forward me the name of the recruiter and also your resume, I will try to follow up on it. Please send your email to jobsblog and in the subject line mention my name.
Rehan- I will definitely post details on the in person interviews in my coming blogs. However for now, I will tell you this: Interviewers are looking for creativity, organized thinking, clean code and lesser the bugs in the code the better. Flow charts and comments are not expected of all candidates, but if you can provide that in a short amount of time, it is definitely a plus.
One thing I would like to emphasize it, it does not matter what your strongest programming language is, as long as you are really good at one of them. If you area superstar in Java and not so good in c/c++, it is no big deal.
Arnold- Hi Arnold, limited number of visa could possibly be one of the factors for not getting an offer, I would encourage you to apply again for next year.
Gio- Thanks for the comment. I will definitely post more details on the in person interviews soon.
Hi Tut- I hope you have received the results of the in person interviews that you had with us in Rio. I appreciate your interest and you are definitely eligible to reapply after one year.
You can send us your resume to sarec@microsoft.com and we will reconsider this as a fresh application.
Hi Pete- Thank you for sharing details and experience on our wonderful relocation package, in the coming few weeks, I would like to take the time ad write all about the relocation package and how we have an expert and dedicated team of people who work in complete harmony to make the transition and move for a new hire as painless as possible.
Also, you will love the temp houses they put you in – it is fully furnished and of course free in the beginning, it also comes with a free weekly housemaid service!
You will absolutely love it!
Akshaya- I am glad that you found my post useful. When are you graduating? If you have already graduated or will graduate before April 2007, I think we should be able to apply for your visa in time for next year and you can start working here in October of 2007. Please send your resume to India_cv@microsoft.com and someone will contact you if they are interested. Your previous two interactions does not impact your application in any negative way.
Julio- Hey Julio, I love all that energy. I am sorry that you had so much trouble, but you know what we are coming back to Brazil in October and so you should definitely reapply. Please send your resume to sarec@microsoft.com and I will update the recruiters on your status.
More in my next post,
Priya
Concerned Microsoftie2B said:
Hi Priya!
wow - that was a mammoth reply! - I would still love to know what the usual procedure (do the lawyers try to get us some other kind of visa - not h1b?) - and outcome is (in your personal experience) when a candidate is made an offer but the application for H1B is delayed.
Thank you so much for this!!!
John said:
Priya,
Some years ago I was invited to do the interviews in Rio and I was the only one on that day that was asked to do one extra interview.
On this last interview, the recruiter told me that it was just "pro forma" (i.e. just to fulfill some requirements) and gave me a really easy problem to solve, which I did. He then asked me all questions about my expectations with the position. I'd say I did a pretty good interview.
The problem is that I wasn't graduated yet, and on that year they asked for a diploma way ahead of time, because of some visa restrictions. I could not provide it... in the end, I got the "bad" e-mail.
Is it possible that I didn't get the position because I couldn't provide a diploma in time? Should I reapply for this position? Would a good interview cut some corners and help me get to Rio easier?
Priya said:
Hi Dhaval, I think the case that you have mentioned is more like a "one of a kind case". I have experience ih hiring for both college as well as experienced candidates.
I have seen that for the college applicants the questions are more general in terms of coding, however the intervieer sometimes might probe in a particular domain primarily because the resume highlights that area. In real interviews we look at critical thinking, creativity, problem solving and coding. So, I would say to my readers that do not get too caught up in the prearation phase, but utilize the time to brush up on basic c/c++, practice coding, hone your skills in whatever language you consider is your forte, becasue what matters is strong algo.
It is a good idea to know your resume well and make sure you are uptodate with the keywords you have provided on your resume. If you have mentioned ASP.NET chances are you could get a question related to that.
Dhaval, I am not sure if this makes you happy so let me know and I will try to provide more info.
cheers,
Priya
Damit said:
Hi Priya,
What is the normal timeframe for an interview to proceed from the stage of a recruiter sending a set of interview questions via e-mail? I received such an email about one week ago and replied to it, but so far I haven't gotten any response...
Does not getting a response mean that I'm not suitable at this time for any further interviews?
Vipin said:
This blog seems to be exploding. Priya, what's the secret behind that? How is the MS job market for international candidates? Is Microsoft serious or does the CV end in a blackhole? Do you have a target, like x number of international candidates get recruited every month,quarter,yearly,etc? I will post over my CV depending on your response.
Aryan said:
Hey Priya,
This blog and exploding for sure. Do you have a magic wand? It seems like you are very devoted and commited to reaching out to the international audience. Great work!
This clearly depicts that Microsoft not only does the "Global Talk" but is deeply committed to make itself truly international. I dont have any questions now, but will just keep reading all the interesting comments and your replies. BTW why don't you have a cartoon like Jenna :-)
Later,
Aryan
Oindrila Chakraborty said:
Greetings from Insight Solutions.
We are currently recruiting for .Net developer in our company based in Bangalore.
EXP - 6 years- 8 years
KEYWORD - NET C# ASP SQL XML XSLT SOAP WEB SERVICES
pls send cv - oindrila@insightsol.com.
Regards
Oindrila
Bng
Priya said:
Atif- there are two different situations:
One is when the candidate has has a phone interview and is not selected- in that case we ask them to wait for atleast 6 months beofre reapplyin.
The other case is when you have done well on your phone interview and you appeared for the inperson interview but unfortunately did not get an offer at that time, in this case we usually ask you to wait for one year before reapplying. In some cases if you have waited for 10-11 months, I think it is fair for you to apply and we will consider it.
Swati- thanks for reading our post. I am not planning to go back to India in the near future. I might go there for a short term if a great opportunity comes my way, but this is home now. I love Seattle. You can send us an email to jobsblog and I will direct you to the right contact at IDC, Additionally I would also encourage you to apply through our Indian careers website for jobs in India <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/india/careers/">http://www.microsoft.com/india/careers/</a>. I hope this is helpful.
Bogdan- I am glad u find this site useful :-) All the best on your application.
Alam- Once we have conducted the recruiting event, we extend offers over the phone within a time frame of 2 weeeks and soon the official offer letter follows that.
Right now all the offers that we will be extending will be for Oct 2007 as the start date. We will apply for visa (H1b) in APril of 2007 as the cap of this year has already hit, and once we apply for the visa in April, it takes about a couple of months for the processing. So we are hiring for Oct 2007.
Oindrila- This is a blog targeted for people interested in Microsoft. Please do not post unsolicited information and job vacanices in here.
Pavani- Please check the following link to learn more about career opportunities in India.<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/india/careers/">http://www.microsoft.com/india/careers/</a>
Jamie- Feel free to send your resume to us at jobsblob@microsoft.com
thank you all for your great questions,
I enjoy answering them.
Priya