The Suggestion Kitty says … Microsoft Recruiting is really a odd beast, and we now have our odd quirks. <Well, at least they seem odd from the outside – but we think we know what we are doing. > One of those quirks is the way in which we define “college candidates†and “experienced candidates.†Hang in there with me on this one. It’s an odd one. A College Candidate is defined as … Anyone currently enrolled in a university or college program … BS, MS,
Office Enterprise 2007, PhD, full-time or part-time. Anyone based in North America who graduated from a university or college program less than one year ago. Anyone based outside of North America who graduated from a university or college program less than two years ago. You can check out the College Careers page here, and if you attend or recently graduated from one of the schools we regularly visit, you can even email your recruiter directly. If not, check here on how to apply.
An Experienced Candidate is defined as … Anyone based in North America who graduated from a university or college program more than one year ago. Anyone based outside of North America who graduated from a university or college program more than two years ago. Anyone who bypassed college and went directly into the workforce. You can check out the experienced Careers page here. One thing to note is that the jobs listed on this page are only available to experienced candidates. The College Team does not list their specific openings – but check out their page for the open roles (which are basically the same as the experienced ones but require fewer years of experience.) Does your brain hurt yet? Good. Meow!
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