I keep an eye on job openings at Microsoft, of course, and since their online app system requires no context beyond "click to apply," I'll click that button on anything that sounds interesting. The company is on a very short list of big companies I'd like to work for. Awhile back, I mentioned a specific gig that I'd like (a program manager position), and while I think I've made some solid moves to get noticed, I'm not sure where they are in that process.
A recruiter e-mailed about a developer gig, specifically working in the group that maintains the apps running on a number of different community and developer oriented sites. I think that'd be a pretty cool opportunity. They wanted to set up a phone screen for that one, which would require relocation. The other one does not.
I'm not really sure what happens next, because one of the things they asked is if you're talking with anyone about another gig, which apparently in a company that size is hard to determine. I told them I had some conversations with the the hiring manager of the other gig, so now it went from scheduling to "getting back to me soon." I'm not really sure what that means.
I sure hope there's something positive in the works here. Having been down this road before, only to be disappointed, is hard. Fortunately, I tend to be an optimist when it comes to new jobs.
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