Re: Job interview(OT)

  • From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:59:36 -0500

Hi Jose,

I really am an MD. However, no one in Microsoft makes high six figs except the 
very top level management. 

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
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MVP -- ISA Firewalls
**Who is John Galt?**

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medeiros, Jose [mailto:jmedeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:46 PM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Job interview(OT)
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Hi Tom, 
> 
> Best of luck in your interview. I hear that Microsoft is also 
> a good place to work and that they pay reasonably well. Any 
> company such as Microsoft who has 50 Billion in the bank 
> should pay fair market rate for an employee with the right 
> skils and experience, it's the honorable and right thing to 
> do. I am not sure what type of offer Thomas W Shinder, M.D. 
> was looking for, but if he really is an M.D., I am sure it 
> must have been high six figures. 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Jose Medeiros
> ADP | National Account Services
> ProBusiness Division | Information Services
> 925.737.7967 | 408-449-6621 CELL
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Kern [mailto:tpkern@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:16 AM
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Job interview(OT)
> 
> 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/ 
> Well, they just called me last week after i posted my resume 
> to them about 2 months ago.
> 
> I just started working for a big financial corp in New York 
> and was involved in their migrating from an exisitng but 
> screwed up AD/Exchange Forest to a new one using Quest tools.
> By the questions I was asked, I think thats what got their attention.
> 
> Also, the way my career in IT has gone, my last job I was 
> doing everything- watchguard firewall, cisco router/switch 
> infrastructure, linux mail gateway,plus exchange/AD and now 
> i'm focused solely on AD/Exchange. Nothing else. 
> So i think the MS HR person liked that I had a varied 
> backround before I came to AD/Exchange.
> 
> Anyway, I hope he calls back to set up the phone tech 
> interview and i'll let you guys know how that went.
> 
> Thanks
> 
>  
> On 10/27/05, Jason Davis <JDavis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Thomas,
> 
> Thanks for the response regarding the MS interviewing 
> process.  I met a MS employee at a wedding this past weekend, 
> and he said MS are on a hiring rampage.  I'd LOVE to work for 
> MS myself, but I'm concerned my tech skills lay outside their 
> forte (I have worked in the Industrial Controls industry for 
> the past 8 yrs, but I handle the "IT" responsibilities and 
> interface with many MS products on a daily basis). 
> 
> Any advice on how to "spice up" a resume?  What flags would 
> MS be looking for, in terms of resumes?
> 
> Thanks for any advice!
> 
> --Jason Davis
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:05 AM 
> 
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Job interview(OT)
> 
> 
>  
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> I had the opportunity to interview for a position with MS. I 
> have to say that the people at MS are the nicest and most 
> professional group of people I've ever had the pleasure to 
> meet. The interview process was fun and I got to know a lot 
> about them and they got to know a lot about me. They offered 
> me a position, but I couldn't convince my wife to accept the 
> pay cut I would have had would be worth it. MS would have 
> been a great place to work and I hope that in the future I 
> can convince my wife that I should give it another chance. 
> 
> Don't fear the interview process. Be yourself, be honest, put 
> your best foot forward, and you'll do well. You'll learn a 
> lot when you start working with them. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
> Site: www.isaserver.org
> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/drisa/
> 
> Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
> MVP -- ISA Firewalls
> **Who is John Galt?** 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Tom Kern [mailto:tpkern@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:05 AM 
> To: [ExchangeList]
> Subject: [exchangelist] Re: Job interview(OT)
> 
>  
> http://www.MSExchange.org/ 
> Thanks, Manju!
> 
> I'd love to work at MS.
> 
> So far i was contacted last week and had a 25min HR type 
> interview on the phone.
> The recruiter then said he would call this week for a 30min 
> phone tech interview and if that went well, I would be called 
> in for a face to face.
> I haven't heard from him yet to set up the tech phone interview.
> 
> As i said, the only thing i'm kinda nervous about is Exchange 
> 5.5 questions as i haven't touched an exchange 5.5 server in 
> about 3.5 years.
> 
> Thanks for taking an interest!
> 
> 
> 
>  
> On 10/27/05, manju <manjunatha.bn@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: 
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Hey Buddy,
> 
> I'm Manju, work for MICROSOFT Exchange admin team. 
> 
> interviews at MS are little tricky. let me explain......
> 
> initial iterviews will be on your technical ability to solve 
> problems, 
> next would your communication skills.
> 
> go ahead and take them you will enjoy life @ MS. 
> 
> let me know if I can help you.
> 
> Take care
> Manju
> 
> 
> On 10/22/05, Tiago de Aviz < Tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Guess you'll have to handle big trouble in short time ;) 
> sounds like 
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> > >>> tpkern@xxxxxxxxx 21/10/2005 17:53 >>>
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> > Sorry for the OT, but I just got a job interview with 
> Microsoft for a Rapid
> > Response Exchange engineer and I was wondering what to expect.
> > The first interview is a phone tech interview and if i do 
> ok on that I get a 
> > in person one.
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> > Anyone on the list ever go through this or know what its like?
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