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I interviewed for a short contract job at Microsoft yesterday. It was for a web producer job; basically editing content and adding links before the content goes live.
I talked to four different people and was there for an hour and a half. I've heard stories about how MS puts you through the ringer, but it wasn't too bad. After talking with my first interviewee for about 15 minutes, doing well in my opinion, I got this one: "Okay I'm not sure how to ask this, so I'm just going to do it. You seem like a pretty laid back guy. That's great, we have people like you here and it takes a balance to make MS work. But this is an intense job, so convince me you can do this."
It was a little tough to do this, considering I was doing that for the previous 15 minutes. I did my best. And the woman said I convinced her, but I also needed to convince Mark, the department manager. I talked to a couple other guys who I'd be working directly with, and felt good about that. The job seemed pretty easy -- just intense with a lot of content to barrel through.
After that I still needed to talk to Mark but they couldn't find him. I was told to wait in the lobby. A few minutes later, Mark walked out with the WSJ and some sushi. He sat down and asked me about my job at the Journal. Then he asked me about my band, and the online music communities I'm involved with (the site I'd be working on is music related). He didn't ask me anything about the job. He also conducted this short interview in the lobby.
I can't figure out what this means. He was either convinced that I was right for the job, or not right for the job, or he simply didn't care and was leaving that decision to the other interviewees.
As much as I rib on MS, I could definitely work there for a month to see what it's like, and bring in a little coin. However, the commute would suck.
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This morning I woke up and wanted to see what was on the news. I went to MSNBC and found out that the Paris Hilton story is the only thing they are covering, and this host, Contessa, is probably the dumbest host I've ever seen. I quote "Why is everyone so obsessed with Paris Hilton? Why is our attention so drawn to this story?"
I don't know Contessa, you tell me.
I talked to four different people and was there for an hour and a half. I've heard stories about how MS puts you through the ringer, but it wasn't too bad. After talking with my first interviewee for about 15 minutes, doing well in my opinion, I got this one: "Okay I'm not sure how to ask this, so I'm just going to do it. You seem like a pretty laid back guy. That's great, we have people like you here and it takes a balance to make MS work. But this is an intense job, so convince me you can do this."
It was a little tough to do this, considering I was doing that for the previous 15 minutes. I did my best. And the woman said I convinced her, but I also needed to convince Mark, the department manager. I talked to a couple other guys who I'd be working directly with, and felt good about that. The job seemed pretty easy -- just intense with a lot of content to barrel through.
After that I still needed to talk to Mark but they couldn't find him. I was told to wait in the lobby. A few minutes later, Mark walked out with the WSJ and some sushi. He sat down and asked me about my job at the Journal. Then he asked me about my band, and the online music communities I'm involved with (the site I'd be working on is music related). He didn't ask me anything about the job. He also conducted this short interview in the lobby.
I can't figure out what this means. He was either convinced that I was right for the job, or not right for the job, or he simply didn't care and was leaving that decision to the other interviewees.
As much as I rib on MS, I could definitely work there for a month to see what it's like, and bring in a little coin. However, the commute would suck.
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This morning I woke up and wanted to see what was on the news. I went to MSNBC and found out that the Paris Hilton story is the only thing they are covering, and this host, Contessa, is probably the dumbest host I've ever seen. I quote "Why is everyone so obsessed with Paris Hilton? Why is our attention so drawn to this story?"
I don't know Contessa, you tell me.