Phone Interview Tomorrow Morning

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Could be Playboy! They may want trip to write some techie stories with an erotic twist...hmmmm

 

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nooooo get those thoughts out of my head, reminds of the episode of Red Dwarf called "DNA" when Kryten becomes human and gets a "double polaroid" whilst looking through an electrical goods catalogue

 

LOL. The call is in less than 90 minutes. I'm still swilling coffee and trying to wake up. I need to take a shower and get ready because I have to go to work the minute the interview is over.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'll be more revealing once the interview has happened.

 

Im actually quite excited... lol im sad i know.

 

LOL I want to know 2, go for it trip.

 

Good luck trip

 

Ok, here's the deal. I was contacted by to men from the Microsoft Office User Assistance group. Among other things, they write help and support documentation for products such as SharePoint 2007, InfoPath, Project Server, and the like.

One of the issues is that Microsoft's HR department was supposed to contact me beforehand and fill me in on the deal. Unfortunately, they didn't do that so I went into the interview blind.

It wasn't a "job interview" per se, just a technical skills assessment. The two guys, Efren and Mark were very nice, friendly, and professional. Most of their questions I knew and a few I didn't (and I went completely blank when they asked about NetBIOS).

I guess the way they found out about me is that someone in HR spotted the SharePoint book I co-wrote, found my resume online and passed it to these gentlemen.

They said that someone would be in contact with me in the next ten days to either continue me in the formal project or to let me know that they wouldn't continue.

They said that they'll forward me a copy of the job description and have HR contact me to answer any of my questions. They didn't even know if I could do this job from my current location or would have to relocate to Washington state.

They both gave me their phone numbers and encouraged me to call if I hadn't heard back from them or HR very soon.

I think the interview went well but I was more nervous than I wanted to be. I'm not even sure how I'll feel about it if they make an offer. If they want me to relocate, it'll have to be a very substantial offer and of course the missus will have to agree.

That's about it. The whole thing took just over ten minutes. Now, back to the grind.

 

Wow thats really cool trip. If it is something you wish to do then I hope you did pass and they contact you. I think this would be great ( I dont know what you want to do job wise but this would be a big step (Maybe) )
Best of luck if its what you want to do
and well done

 

With MS you are settled. You can earn millions there. I know at least one person there who does so

 

to anyone who didnt place a bet on MS, i accept cheques and all major credit cards

Sounds good Trip, best of luck

 

They sent me the job description and if I'd have seen it, I might not have applied (not that I applied in the first place). Of course, all job descriptions are "wish lists" and not necessarily "absolutes". The job has been open since April 27 so it's been available for over a month. I understand there are other candidates though.

 

In any case, it was probably worth risking the 10 minutes of your time, right?

 

Well...yeah! Actually, I had a dream that my phone was turned off and I turned it on three minutes late for the interview.

 

Fingers crossed you get it trip

 

Fingers crossed for you Trip

 

Wow.

Opportunity knocks eh?

If there's anybody who should be offered this opportunity it's you.

I wonder what Freddy would say though...

Bet he's lookin' in...

Good luck mate,

J.

 

Nice one Trip.. if nothing else comes from it, that is one major ego boost

 

We'll see how ego boosting this will turn out to be as time goes by. The guys who saw my resume had no context for it. The CV was just forwarded to them by someone in HR. If they offer me a face-to-face interview, that's when it'll get interesting. :bites-fingernails-down-to-the-bone:

 

Nice one Trip hope things work out for you, to get noticed by such a company means youre good and if you get the chance go for it.

Maybe you get a sneak at the new opearating system then get a patent before they do then add some slight changes then sell it back to them and change your name to Bill

 

Any more news on this?