If you’re like me you just watched Monday Night Football and now you’re watching SportsCenter or the evening news. I am long overdue with this blog post. Since Russell Wilson became starting QB for the Seattle Seahawks, I have blogged about his performance each year. As this young man develops, matures, and gains experience it is evident that he is surrounded by the best staff, coaches, and teammates which allows him to excel in an exponential... Read More If you’re like me you just watched Monday Night Football and now you’re watching SportsCenter or the evening news. I am long overdue with this blog post. Since Russell Wilson became starting QB for the Seattle Seahawks, I have blogged about his performance each year. As this young man develops, matures, and gains experience it is evident that he is surrounded by the best staff, coaches, and teammates which allows him to excel in an exponential... Read More We all spend a lot of time at work, investing time in shipping high quality work that changes lives, and investing in making others better. In the course of doing all of these things, do you know how you work? Do you know if your work really is high quality, and more importantly are you really making yourself or others better? Some people are inherently very self-aware and others get consumed in work so much so that they turn off their sensors... Read More We all spend a lot of time at work, investing time in shipping high quality work that changes lives, and investing in making others better. In the course of doing all of these things, do you know how you work? Do you know if your work really is high quality, and more importantly are you really making yourself or others better? Some people are inherently very self-aware and others get consumed in work so much so that they turn off their sensors... Read More Microsoft is a proud sponsor of She’s Geeky – “The unConference” this month in Seattle: http://shesgeeky.org/ Please come by and say hi and enter our raffle for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Microsoft Retail store. Hope to see you there! Read More Microsoft is a proud sponsor of She’s Geeky – “The unConference” this month in Seattle: http://shesgeeky.org/ Please come by and say hi and enter our raffle for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Microsoft Retail store. Hope to see you there! Read More Spring is a time of renewal, a time to make household repairs, plant a garden, or lose the spare tire that mysteriously appeared sometime between Halloween and New Year’s Day. Dusting off the cobwebs from a long, dark, cold winter also applies to your career. Be it a refocus, a restart, or a change in direction these tips should help you get started and set the course for a great year. Resume Refresh Find your resume: This... Read More Spring is a time of renewal, a time to make household repairs, plant a garden, or lose the spare tire that mysteriously appeared sometime between Halloween and New Year’s Day. Dusting off the cobwebs from a long, dark, cold winter also applies to your career. Be it a refocus, a restart, or a change in direction these tips should help you get started and set the course for a great year. Resume Refresh Find your resume: This... Read More You prepared for the interviews, felt the interviews went well, and all signs pointed to yes…and yet in the end they decided to go in a different direction. Now what? After you brush off the upset/mad/confused feelings and start some introspection, realize that this might be one point in your life where you’re more open to a little self -improvement/growth. How do you regroup and make this a net positive experience? 1) Ask... Read More You prepared for the interviews, felt the interviews went well, and all signs pointed to yes…and yet in the end they decided to go in a different direction. Now what? After you brush off the upset/mad/confused feelings and start some introspection, realize that this might be one point in your life where you’re more open to a little self -improvement/growth. How do you regroup and make this a net positive experience? 1) Ask... Read More

With Social Media making its way into our daily lives, we are relying on it more and more for our communication, information, and, in some cases, even our jobs. As a Recruiter in the Application and Services Group at Microsoft, Social Media is an avenue that my colleagues and I are on daily to search for and reach out to job seekers. If you are someone who is looking for a new role and interested in hearing about what other companies are doing in... Read More With Social Media making its way into our daily lives, we are relying on it more and more for our communication, information, and, in some cases, even our jobs. As a Recruiter in the Application and Services Group at Microsoft, Social Media is an avenue that my colleagues and I are on daily to search for and reach out to job seekers. If you are someone who is looking for a new role and interested in hearing about what other companies are doing in... Read More Bing Recruiter, Eugenia Sawa, is also a popular blogger at Microsoft. Read one of her best blog posts ever on 3 tips for finding a job in the New Year. http://microsoftjobsblog.com/3-tips-for-getting-a-job-in-the-new-year/ Read More Bing Recruiter, Eugenia Sawa, is also a popular blogger at Microsoft. Read one of her best blog posts ever on 3 tips for finding a job in the New Year. http://microsoftjobsblog.com/3-tips-for-getting-a-job-in-the-new-year/ Read More As we slip into the holiday season, Bing Jobs wants to help you think about your career presence in the New Year. What is your professional brand or image at work? Coming off an action packed NFL weekend – I am more and more impressed by Russell Wilson and his presence both on and off the field. The maturity, responsibility, and opportunity he has as a second year QB is something I have never seen. A few words that come... Read More As we slip into the holiday season, Bing Jobs wants to help you think about your career presence in the New Year. What is your professional brand or image at work? Coming off an action packed NFL weekend – I am more and more impressed by Russell Wilson and his presence both on and off the field. The maturity, responsibility, and opportunity he has as a second year QB is something I have never seen. A few words that come... Read More Developers – It’s round two of Bing’s Coding Challenge! This time we have three opportunities to showcase your technical skills through three original coding challenges. Choose carefully as you can only submit one entry! Microsoft News Experience Coding Challenge The Bing Apps Coding Challenge The Bing Phone Apps Coding Challenge Start marinating over the challenges and when complete, submit your entry or entries to bingjobs... Read More Developers – It’s round two of Bing’s Coding Challenge! This time we have three opportunities to showcase your technical skills through three original coding challenges. Choose carefully as you can only submit one entry! Microsoft News Experience Coding Challenge The Bing Apps Coding Challenge The Bing Phone Apps Coding Challenge Start marinating over the challenges and when complete, submit your entry or entries to bingjobs... Read More Seattle Geek Girl Dinner at EMP! What do Madonna, Chrissie Hynde, Lady Gaga, and Tina Turner (among many, many others) all have in common? They rock. What do you and your female counterparts in the Seattle tech community solving tough challenges, delivering innovative solutions, and changing the world we live in for the better all have in common? You rock too. It’s time to get all these rockin’ women under one roof to share ideas... Read More Seattle Geek Girl Dinner at EMP! What do Madonna, Chrissie Hynde, Lady Gaga, and Tina Turner (among many, many others) all have in common? They rock. What do you and your female counterparts in the Seattle tech community solving tough challenges, delivering innovative solutions, and changing the world we live in for the better all have in common? You rock too. It’s time to get all these rockin’ women under one roof to share ideas... Read More