Microsoft working with Washington State on suit against Trump immigration order

Re:Microsoft working with Washington State on suit against T... by slededit on Monday January 30, 2017 @07:51PM (#13526516)

Because if they couldn't get me, they'd be forced to hire the next best person from my interview cohort. That would reduce the pool available to all the other companies.

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Re:Microsoft working with Washington State on suit against T... by openmosix on Monday January 30, 2017 @08:05PM (#13526591)

Or move the entire department overseas.

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Re:Microsoft working with Washington State on suit against T... by serge2k on Monday January 30, 2017 @07:54PM (#13526539)

Or keep looking until they find someone else. They aren't just going to hire someone unqualified. If they find someone qualified they will also try to find a place for them, because it's hard to find qualified people.

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Re:Microsoft working with Washington State on suit against T... by slededit on Monday January 30, 2017 @08:09PM (#13526615)

Ultimately they need people. At some point they will be forced to hire somebody. This happens today with C/C++ knowledge. Ideally somebody joining to work on a massive C++ code base would know the language. 10 years ago it was practically a requirement to get hired. But very few people are coming out of university with that knowledge these days.

Interview tip: Come in knowing C++ and your interviewer will be impressed (assuming the team uses it).

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