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- Microsoft hiring events are a joke, what a waste of time for many candidates Microsoft already pays 🥜 compared to industry standards Especially with hiring events, they downlevel and lowball like crazy They interview a bunch of candidates and give offers to many What a waste of time Tc: 160k
- MSFT recruiters making a fool out of candidates I have a verbal offer from MSFT for SDE2 (Level 62). Its for redmond, Please evaluate Base : 155 Stock : 150/4 years Joining bonus : 50k/2 years Annual bonus : Upto 20% of base (can expect 10% for year 1 as safe number) Total comp year 1 : 234K Current TC : 280K, IC3 at OCI (Bay area) MSFT 401k a
- Microsoft Ghosting Candidate (after Incomplete Onsite???) I interviewed Microsoft for one of the senior designer position about a month and half ago. I had a regular virtual loop (made up of 1 portfolio review and 4 1:1s) but for my last round of 1:1 the interviewer didn't show up and this is when the ghosting started -- Emailed the recruiter, scheduler a
- Do Microsoft blacklist candidate if they have counter offer? I have a counter offer with more package than the Microsoft. Do they have a policy of blacklist the candidate if I change my mind after accepting the offer?
- Does MS accept non new-grad/experienced candidate? Does Microsoft accept experienced candidate/non-new grad for their Program Manager roles? I’ve been studying for pm interviews and I have been wanting to apply to Microsoft, but my background/work experience is in data analytics/ not a new grad. I did see other PM roles at Microsoft but they all r
- What does Microsoft for non-tech candidate? For Boeing, I would say its 80% interpersonally and 20% technical ability. How does Microsoft decide who to hire? Do they focus more on personality or technical ability?
- Does Microsoft hires STEM OPT candidates? Hi. I am on STEM OPT which will be valid for next 1.5 yaers. I have been contacted by a recruiter who is not sure about the visa status. I am not sure whether Microsoft considers STEM OPT candidates. Also, I would need my H1B application to be filed for lottery in March 2021. Will they process it i
- Ghosting a candidate after an onsite is not okay Microsoft To bring a canidiate onsite - especially for a Director level position is a time commitment. Not providing feedback is disrespectful. I’ve heard that Microsoft doesn’t have their shit together but didn’t expect it to be this bad. Glad I got this data point now versus continuing to interview there an
- Does Microsoft have a policy for interviewing multiple candidates? Multiple times now I’ve been invited to interview onsite for positions my background seemed a mediocre fit for only to be told in the end I wasnt being hired because my background wasn’t an ideal fit. Anyone reviewing my resume should have seen I didn’t have the specific experience the HM was lookin
- Can Microsoft employees refer candidates for roles at LinkedIn? Title.
- Does Microsoft [Canada] consider candidates from outside North America? I'm an International Student in the UK interviewing for a position as Program Manager at Microsoft, Vancouver (Xbox game studios). I'm trying to know if my status as an immigrant who needs visa sponsorship will affect my candidacy. The recruiter has been positive so far and put me forward for the in
- Does Microsoft [Zurich/London/Dublin] consider external candidates from outside Europe. Want to know if Microsoft would be willing to sponsor work permit in Europe and relocate external candidates from outside Europe for Software Engineer-2 role [level 61/62], like they do in Canada. Does it make any difference if the candidate is currently working in US or India ? If yes, does this h
- Microsoft -> Referral for Software Engineering Intern (Only Autism Candidate) Wondering if someone would be willing to refer a buddy of mine. I can forward on the cover letter and resume. PM me. Thanks
- Can a Microsoft recruiter blacklist a candidate for missing a scheduled interview? I have missed 2 scheduled interviews with Microsoft . The first one was due to recruiter not confirming the scheduling and second one was my fault. The recruiter sent an email saying Microsoft will not continue interview process with me. Am I blacklisted from all positions at Microsoft? TC 165K/11
- To all MSFT SLT - stop these layoffs - it’s turning top candidates away from MSFT! We can’t compete on money with other major tech companies. And now we are loosing top candidates due to layoffs. Stop this madness!!!!
- Is this how microsoft rejects candidates or do they mean it? I received this email: "Thank you for applying for the position of Software Engineer xxx x at Microsoft. We appreciate your interest in a career at Microsoft. Unfortunately, you haven’t met the requirements for this position. We know it isn’t always easy to put yourself out there—and although this j
- Can anyone refer an MS candidate for an internship opportunity in the field of supply chain? I know a really smart and hardworking candidate who's been looking for internship opportunities this summer. She has 4 years of work experience as a Procurement Consultant, and used to manage six direct reports. Currently pursuing an MS in Technical Entrepreneurship with a concentration in data scie
- How common it is at Microsoft to ask candidate to fill out visa evaluation form during interview process. #workvisa #h1b
- link Under the new process, Microsoft will share the leetcode question in advance of the interview so candidates can prepare https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-new-developer-interview-process-2018-12
- As a H1 visa holder & a possible candidate to go back to India in next 5-7 years, shall I max out 401k (MSFT match 50%) Graduated last year...Currently 27 y.o. Its been ~8 months now I have started with working in US and after clearing education loans, I was thinking of possible options to invest/save for the future. I have started maxing out (15%) of ESPP since this period. Regarding 401k, shall I max it out given
- DM if looking for a Referral Hey! We’re building a service to help folks get referred to companies they don’t have a connection to. We’re looking to improve the current cold msg process and match candidates to referrers with similar backgrounds and who have an increased chance of successfully getting a candidate an interview.
- Microsoft Interview Result Timeline Completed final loop interview for SDE 2 position more then 3 and half weeks back. Haven't got result yet. On checking they are saying they are working with other candidates. Is it worth to concern about the result anymore? I dont have any other offer and very much reliable on this result. Is it nor
- 5 offers 6 months 7 interviews Prep time- 2.5 months Lc solved - 400 System design- ddia, system design interview channel, codekarle, infoq, meta/yelp engineering blog Offers from- google, meta, linkedin, oracle cloud infra, doordash Rejected by bytedance, microsoft Bytedance - interview was super good, discussed numbers then
- Question for all the hiring managers in FANNG and star unicorns If the interview candidate is from Microsoft, what is your first reaction?
- To every hiring Manager, HR and recruiter. If you are hiring for X role, and you have an external candidate with 5 years of experience vs an internal candidate with 8 years of experience and certifications relevant to the role. Both live in the same state, both have the same availability, etc. Why you hire the external one and pay them MORE
- What was hiring like during the dot com burst? Just curious about 2000-2001 Did everyone including top firm candidates (yahoo/microsoft/cisco) have immense trouble finding jobs?
- Microsoft hiring events for internal? For external msft allows team specific hiring and going through hiring events. For employees, is it also like that? Are there hiring events for internal candidates? Asking since hiring events give you easier way in. TC:160K
- FAANG Interviewers Interviewers at big tech like Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix etc. 1. How many candidates on an average in a day do you conduct the onsite interview ? 2. How many interviews usually happen on an average for the closure of 1 particular position ? 3. What makes you go from "no hire
- Put on the database for Microsoft PM ready to hire? I recently went through the whole interview stage and I did really good according to my recruiter. Unfortunately the team picked another candidate but I was told that there was a database for Microsoft “ready to hire” where candidates only need one extra interview with a manager who goes through tha
- Microsoft India hiring event I have interviews coming up for L60 in the Azure Storage team. There are going to be 3 technical rounds on the same day, and a hiring manager round later. Is a candidate expected to ace all 3 rounds before getting to the hiring manager? TC: 28L YoE: 2 #microsoft
- Transfer to Canada or other countries Which companies apart from Amazon and Microsoft transfer all their candidates if H1B is not picked in all lotteries to Canada/Europe and try next year to bring back the employee to the USA? Please post company names in the comments Currently am at MSFT TC:215k
- MSFT ghosted me 🤦🏻♂️ Had full loop with MSFT in early December. All the coding and LP rounds went really well. I was expecting an offer real soon. However, haven’t received any response from the recruiter yet. Its been almost a month since my onsite loop. Haven’t received any rejections as well, they just ghosted me. I
- How does hiring and promoting for diversity help a company succeed? In large US corporations there's an emphasis on hiring "diversity" candidates and promoting them to leadership positions. At Microsoft this year a very large percentage of interns are underrepresented minorities or women, so presumably there was some preference in hiring that occurred there. What'
- vote [Episode-1] LinkedIn Cringe Series Starting out LinkedIn Cringe series on blind. Would you hire this candidate? btw she works at FAANG #meta #google #amazon #microsoft #apple
- Companies getting inundated with applications but have difficulty hiring? I recently came across a thread where msft employee was saying no one wants to join ms. In tech I see it's pretty common for 1 job posting to have 100s of applications, hm wants to make offers to select few but select few have better offers so they don't accept. This continues till hiring team settl
- Happy to refer to Microsoft Microsoft is hiring hot right now. Happy to refer anyone looking for their next career switch. DM if interested. PS: for only experienced candidates #referrals #referral #microsoft #msft #MS #microsoftcareers #hiring #jobopening #recruiting #career #recruiting
- Rejection from Microsoft, why? Had a Microsoft onsite recently. I nailed 3 out of 4 interviews. 4th interview was mix of behavior and coding. I did well on the behavior question however, could not write the clean code. Was able to explain my approach though. I feel I should have received at least 2 strong hires and 1 hire out of
- Open to referring to your company? Hi Blind fam, I'm looking for folks working in tech to refer candidates who are left behind by the recruitment process. Many of these candidates have strong skills but because they did not go to an ivy league school or start their career at a FAANG company, struggle to break into these companies no
- vote MSFT Diversity Discrimination? Wondering if y’all have seen a pretty ridiculous push lately at msft to hire less qualified diversity candidates over more qualified non-minority candidates, and if you think it’s right or not. Personally, I have noticed literally the last 10 hires in my org have been diversity candidates where the
- Prestige How do you perceive candidates from Google vs Amazon vs Microsoft?
- Is Microsoft recruitment worst I am seeing posts lately about Microsoft putting candidates on hold for months and also microsoft is bombarding candidates with multiple rejection mails for the same application. Is Microsoft that bad? I thought Amazon was worst but looks like we are getting a competition
- 50+ URGENT openings for Microsoft Vancouver, Canada! Send Resume before its too late! NOW!! All software engineers, PMs, Web deisgners!! Microsoft is hiring 50+ people in next couple of months. All interested people send your resume here. Preferably, candidate already working in canada #vancouver #microsoft #hiring TC: 250k
- Microsoft keeping me on the hook Interviewed at Microsoft 6 weeks ago, however, no feedback received yet. Interestingly, the recruiter never fails to send me a weekly update that they have not made a decision yet. Not sure what to make of it. Likely that they have extended the offer to a better candidate & are perhaps waiting for t
- Interviews have any value? Lately I’ve been doing many hiring loops for msft and google candidates. Every one of them(7 candidates) have been rejected. The funny thing is that I ask the candidates the same interview question that those companies asked me. I’ve been rejected by Google 3 times and Microsoft twice with the same
- is microsoft on hiring freeze? All, just checking if microsoft is on hiring freeze for H1B candidates?
- Grab interview @Microsoft Microsoft is hiring hot right now. Happy to refer anyone looking for their next career switch. DM if interested. PS: for only experienced candidates #referrals #referral #microsoft #msft #MS #microsoftcareers #hiring #jobopening #recruiting #career #recruiting
- Happy to refer to Microsoft Microsoft is hiring hot right now. Happy to refer anyone looking for their next career switch. DM if interested. PS: for only experienced candidates #referrals #referral #microsoft #msft #MS #microsoftcareers #hiring #jobopening #recruiting #career #recruiting
- Interview bar at Microsoft How hard are the interviews at Microsoft considering the hiring manager feels the candidate is a right fit for the team based on the phone screen?
- Hardware and HW research What level does MS consider for candidates with PhD+6yoe? How are hw jobs for PhDs at MS
- Does MSFT downgrade & offer SDE 1, if SDE 2 is not met? Does Microsoft automatically give a candidate Software Engineer 1 title, while the candidate interviewed for SDE II and didn't meet the bar? If yes, How do we know that they are not lowballing the title ?