A Microsoft engineer’s plainspoken playbook — setting explicit goals, asking for regular feedback, and signaling readiness to own end-to-end projects — has become a widely shared template for rapid advancement in big tech, and her story offers a useful window into how careers are being shaped in...
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I'm presently exploring a position as a software engineer at one of the large software firms (Microsoft, Apple, Google, and so on), where I'd eventually like to work on product development, but I'm concerned going directly for that sort of job would be pretty difficult.
So, what are people's...
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I am a software engineer and I am about to have an exit interview with my company. I am looking for some advice on what questions I should ask. I have found a list of common exit interview questions and answers online:
Why did you decide to leave the company?
What were your expectations for...
In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...
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