While searching for streaming March Madness games, rather than entering the URL http://CBSsportsline.com (where I have watched the NCAA tournament the past two years), I lazily Googled “cbs sportsline”, expecting to click the first result and watch some hoops. (more…)
I cross post a lot of jobs to LinkedIn groups. The only problem is, LinkedIn’s sharing tool posts my jobs to the general discussion section of each group. Group admins and members don’t like this. If LinkedIn will add the option to specify shared posts as job discussions, everybody wins. More job sharing by recruiters, more content for LinkedIn, and better candidate experience for LinkedIn group members.
What: Invitation-only hiring event for Software Engineers (SDE) and Software Developers in Test (SDET)
When: March 29th and 30th
Where: Microsoft campus, Redmond, Washington
Microsoft’s Server & Tools Division is holding an “invitation only” interview event for several of its product groups. These groups will include Windows Azure, Windows Embedded, Identity and SQL Server.
This hiring event will be held on the week of March 29th and 30th in Redmond, Washington. We will be interviewing to fill several full-time positions. To qualify for an invitation to the event simply send your resume to stbjobs@microsoft.com.
Can’t make this event? Send me an email at jubali@microsoft.com and we’ll discuss other options.
I use search engines to source local resumes, so I thought I’d create a blog post as a repository of search strings. Please leave a comment below if you’d like me to add other strings:
Seattle C++ Software Engineers
Seattle Java Software Engineers
Seattle Database Administrator Resumes
I have a lot of open SDET jobs at Microsoft, but good software engineers often pass on these opportunities because of the stigma attached to “test”. Here’s some info I received from one of the hiring managers I work with at Microsoft that sheds some light on why the SDET role is actually super cool. (more…)
Here are some simple things I do to automate some of my sourcing program:
1) I create Google Alerts for RSS feeds of Google resume search results. I get an update in Outlook whenever a new resume is spidered. (more…)
Here’s a breakdown of my day:
- Sent about 100 emails and social media messages to potential cloud candidates on behalf of Microsoft.
- Had an impromptu conference with my daughter’s kindergarten teacher
- Invited 500 people to a Portland business networking website I’m working on.
- Played around with some Twitter tools I am developing
- Drove to Portland, texted rap lyrics to a couple of my boys (not while driving)
- Exchanged about 40 emails/IMs with my partners at Microsoft
- Getting ready to attend Portland Seed Fund launch
- If time permits, I’ll roll over to the ERE HR Meetup for last call