Vancouver opportunities with Microsoft … wait just a bit longer
I gotta tell you … the internet is so weird. After my last blog post where I stated that Vancouver had “worn me out,” news articles began popping up with my quote. And the flood of emails followed with more questions around Vancouver and even more comments on my quote. I never realized that saying your job was tough was newsworthy - but I guess it is.
For most of you who have written to me over the past few weeks wanting a job in Vancouver, I realize I have not replied. Why? Because we are not really hiring there yet. So your emails are currently going in a folder on my computer, where I plan to review them when our Vancouver roles open.
Why the wait? Well, what I stated before is still true: We are all busy on-boarding and hiring the people who already committed to Microsoft. You may not realize that we have people who accepted offers from us in 2006 and are still waiting for a visa. So Vancouver is a welcome relief, and we are prioritizing finding positions for these people. After that is complete, we will see some new jobs open. And when we do, I will post the news here (and open that folder with all the emails!).
But until then, we continue to work away with those people who were already in our process.
So let me give all those reporters a little more to talk about: it is still tough. Tougher than ever. And while you are quoting me you can say I love it, too. I am tired but loving it.
-Jenna
6 Comments
said:
Thank-you for the update Jenna! I'm sure many people really appreciated it. Regular updates ease uncertainty and urgency, and allow people to make plans.
I look forward to seeing the new opportunities.
Thanx again!
-johnny
Jeremy said:
jenna,
Has the location of the office been decided upon? Obviously, here in vancouver, our tech community is proud to have Miicrosoft on board.
Thanks for the updates.
Woon Kiat said:
Will Microsoft continue to consider international candidates for jobs in Redmond?
someone said:
hi jenna,
You have said that "But until then, we continue to work away with those people who were already in our process." Does your process covers the people who have not received any offer but invited for next meetings from the previous year or covers only the ones who have receieved and accepted the offer?
Dan Stevenson said:
Folks looking to work for Microsoft in Vancouver might also want to check out the jobs available in Dublin, Ireland.
See more details at www.joinmicrosofteurope.com -- these are "core tech" jobs working on key parts of adCenter and Windows Live Mobile.
Ireland does not have any visa or immigration restrictions for IT workers, and is a great place to live and work.
pmcandidate said:
Hi Jenna,
I moved up to Vancouver from Bay Area 3 years back after my H1 expired but what I have been missing here is the experience of working for world-class software development companies (I used to work for BEA Systems back there). Now that MS is here I am intrigued by the possibilities and just found out about a PM position put out on the Canada careers web site. The job id is J0707-1233 - is it still open?