.NET Interview Insights: Tips from a Hiring Manager
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22 years at Microsoft, 15 years hiring experience and 12 years as a decision maker; interviews run as 45-minute interviews with about 20 minutes of coding, 2–4 interviewers, same-day decisions and offers back in one to two weeks. Pick any language but write runnable code, ask clarifying questions, talk through thinking, show attention to edge cases, use resume “hooks” to prompt discussion. Expect an onboarding buddy, six–12 months to ramp, and AI tools augment but don’t replace skilled engineers.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Hiring manager role
- 1:25Jeff’s Microsoft career
- 3:59Early-career hiring
- 6:06Manager’s interview role
- 7:09Core competencies in interviews
- 10:19Preparing for technical questions
- 13:51What managers look for in résumés
- 14:11Soft skill questions
- 18:03Expectations for new engineers
- 20:34Final interview advice
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