Probablity of Internal Transfer from Microsoft India to Microsoft US
Aug 11, 2020
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Hey Folks,
I have recently joined MS as L62 and would like to relocate to MS US(assuming the visa restrictions will be over soon).
1) How difficult is it to get interviews scheduled after reaching to HMs from careers page?
2) Will they prefer internal candidates from different location over external candidates from same location? # internaltransfer #indiatous
TC : 28 base + 2.8 bonus(10 % target assumption) + 90k stocks(4 years)
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2) The other way round. They prefer external candidates from US because every manager knows that visa situation is a hit or miss, and ends up taking ~ 6 months from extending you an offer to getting you to the US.
It’s easier to get an external hire if the project is critical and/or has tight deadlines. Budget is never really a problem for hiring managers. HR allocates budget according to the prevailing market conditions anyway.
I don’t mean to discourage you. It’s very much possible. Just expect it to be a frustrating process that could take 1-1.5 years to fully realise.
Stock refresher is around 50k USD target in India so that will add up much more than Microsoft refreshers (9500 for L62)
Updated in the post too.