Greatest hits: interview prep

I took a look at this older post recently and thought I would share it because I think it holds up pretty well. Companies have gotten more and more sophisticated with interview techniques and I think what was once thought of as the "Microsoft interview" can be used at any number of companies and interviewers.

The tips are good interview prep no matter where you are interviewing.

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 19, 2010
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• Anonymous
  April 19, 2010
  Mary - I can understand you being frustrated because of a bad experience. I'm not sure I would have been as offended as you from the hiring manager comments. I don't think it's fair to base judgement on speculation ("I am certain however that now notified, my current manager will put me in the 10% bucket on the road to being managed out"). It sounds to me like perhaps there is some kind of personality conflict with your manager. If it's a performance issue, then work to fix it. If you are being treated unfairly, go to HR.  I hope you can find a situation where you are happier. I don't see a trend of unhappy managers here. In fact, I really didn't see a change in happiness among managers in my almost eleven years here. Listen, I understand being frustrated about the process for changing roles, but I really feel like your comment paints a different picture than what life is like here. If I were that unhappy, I would look for a position elsewhere. I'm the first to say that Microsoft is not for everyone. I'm sorry to hear that you are that frustrated/unhappy :( I appreciate what you said about my blog though :)