Last year, I interviewed for a product planning co-op position at Microsoft, which I unfortunately didn’t get. I ended up working at Indigo, and if you’ve been following recently, I don’t regret that one bit.
But it’s a new year and I still have an itch that hasn’t been scratched.
At the beginning of the semester I attended a Microsoft mix & mingle event where I was able to speak with the recruiter for the University of Waterloo, as well as both full-time and a co-op UI program managers. While my work at Indigo showed me that web development is indeed more of a hobby than career path for me, user interface and experience design is something I’m very interested in as a potential career. The opportunity of UI PM at Microsoft was enticing, to say the least.
So, imagine my excitement when I received an interview invitation for a PM position at Microsoft a couple days ago. I don’t have a work term until the fall, and thus didn’t apply to any jobs this semester. Regardless, Microsoft keeps résumés on file for one year and contacted me outside of Jobmine. I got word back today stating it was alright that I interview for the fall semester.
The interview is slated for either the upcoming Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition to studying for an ECE 355 midterm, I will be preparing for an interview I intend on nailing this time.
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Will
Are you sure you want to work at Microsoft?
Congratulations though, I hope it goes well.
Michael Rice
Sounds awesome, best of luck with your interview!
Bryan Villarin
Whoa, best of luck, Charlie!
charlie
Thanks all. I’ll post the result either way when I hear word. I’m pretty excited to say the least!