Microsoft hiring managers and interviewees share inside advice for nailing the interview process.
Part 1 of this series covered what's changed and what you can expect in general (e.g., lots of code). In this second installment, those who've gone before (and who are doing the interviews) give you tips, tricks and advice on exactly what to expect/how to prepare.
Will Microsoft still really ask you how to move Mount Fuji? How much coding (and what kind) will there really be? Find out in the first of this three-part series.
Microsoft is rumored to be laying off employees today, but no comment has yet been released by the company.
IT salaries at enterprises inched up slightly this year for the most part, according to a study published on Monday.
Microsoft is outsourcing its IT help desk, PC, infrastructure and application support to Bangalore, India-based Infosys in a three-year deal that involves 450 Microsoft locations in 104 countries.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 04/13/2010
The market for venture money appears to have bottomed out as VCs remain cautious.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/31/2010
San Francisco-based research and analysis group Focus has named systems engineer as the "best job in America."
- By Herb Torrens
- 03/22/2010
Global IT expenditure is expected to increase slightly this year, according to reports released this week.
- By Anne Watkins
- 03/10/2010
IT organizations are budgeting to give employees a small pay increase in 2010, according to a recent report.
- By Anne Watkins
- 02/05/2010
After nearly eight years of working as a C++ developer at Rik V.'s insurance company, a certain coworker was finally laid off.
- By Alex Papadimoulis
- 01/01/2010
New training content is available on iPhone ASP.NET development, SharePoint services, Silverlight 3, BizTalk 2009 and Managed Services Engine.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 11/19/2009
Information security is always a concern in any outsourcing arrangement, but just how much of a concern is still the subject of debate.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 10/13/2009
A Microsoft-sponsored IDC study predicted relatively healthy employment prospects for skilled IT labor over the next four years.
A Junior Developer Learns that Seniority Doesn't Mean Smarter.
- By Alex Papadimoulis
- 08/01/2009
Microsoft on Wednesday announced personnel changes to its Windows Division leadership, beginning with a promotion of Steven Sinofsky to president of that division.
IT purchasing has been so bad recently that things have got to be looking up.
- By Herb Torrens
- 07/02/2009
The general economic downturn is leaving its mark on IT salaries, according to an independent study released on Monday.
Microsoft laid off an undisclosed number of employees today as part of a cost-cutting plan that was initiated back in January.
According to IT staffing specialist Robert Half Technology, a net 2 percent of CIOs anticipate adding IT staff in the coming quarter, compared to a net 8 percent increase in Q1.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 03/31/2009