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  • Blog Post: Smart Motion Preview and SafeSearch

    One of the things we noticed in looking at how customers use search is the number of times people clicked the Back button in their browser soon after clicking on a search result. When we dug into this, we found that people who clicked on the Back button quickly often did so because they were disappointed...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft & RocketSpace: Feeding the Startup Ecosystem

    Since launching Bing in 2009, we’ve had to overcome many of the classic challenges facing startups. As a service trying to disrupt a mature space – we appreciate the need to stay nimble, tenacious and creative. As a result, we have an affinity for startups and the innovations, relentless...
  • Blog Post: How to Network with Your Staffing Partner

    First thing you want to do is evaluate what you current work is now. Or, if you are unemployed, look at the jobs you have really loved during your career and focus on the reasons why you enjoyed them. This will help you determine what your next role will be. Second partner up with the recruiters who...
  • Blog Post: Kickin' Off My Career @ MICROSOFT

    I graduated with my Master's Degree in Human Resources from the University of Minnesota last spring. Upon graduation, I took an offer from Microsoft and launched my career in the HR Trax program at Microsoft. HR Trax is an early in career rotational program at Microsoft in which I get great exposure...
  • Blog Post: Welcome To Our Super Team – Supratim!

    I work in the “Paid Search” division within OSD. We are the team that fuels the monetization for Bing Search and now Yahoo search as well. Microsoft’s paid search advertising, aka adCenter, provides an advertising platform for search marketing advertisers to reach to users who are searching...
  • Blog Post: Introducing J.J. - Bing Test Lead

    Hey bloggers! My name is J.J. and I’m a Test Lead on the Autopilot team within Bing. Have you ever wondered how a massively distributed search engine is built, monitored, and maintained? So did I several years ago when I joined the Bing team (back before it was actually called Bing). My team and I work...
  • Blog Post: Boulder: Bird’s Eye Imagery & New State-of-the-Art Facility (by Nathan)

    The Bing Mobile group in Boulder, Colorado is constantly developing new areas to bring relevance to search through processing and interpreting imagery. When we last met, I had outlined the structure of our team and operations in Boulder, CO. This time around, I’d like to take some time to...
  • Blog Post: A Design Team with Soul - Laura Kern

    Sometimes it really feels good to be where you are. Like now. I wouldn’t trade the positive press and love letters from customers that Bing design has been getting for much of anything . ( “Microsoft is out innovating Google, especially in design... ”) I don’t say that to sound...
  • Blog Post: Scouting For Talent - by Brian Christensen

    Working as a Staffing Consultant within Online Services Division here at Microsoft, I am constantly reminded that my job has a lot of similar aspects to sports and trying to put together a team that is set up to win. While watching the NBA Eastern Conference Finals this past weekend, I noticed the intricacies...
  • Blog Post: Building a Better Speller: Bing and Microsoft Research Offer Prizes for Best Search Engine Spelling Alteration Services

    When you type a word or phrase into a search engine, there are a number of things that could go wrong. You might not know how a term is spelled or, in your rush to jump to the results, you could transpose or otherwise mistype some characters. Spelling alteration is a popular search technique used to...
  • Blog Post: Newbie in GFS

    By: AshleyJ Webster defines "new blood" as persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality. Those are pretty high expectations; but I'm up for the challenge as I finish up my second week as a recruiter in Global Foundation Services. ...
  • Blog Post: Engineering Matters by Bengt

    Bengt - Director, Network Engineering - Global Networking Services Team I've been in Microsoft's Global Networking Services (GNS) team for just over 36 months. Global Networking Services is the team that designs, deploys and supports the networks behind Microsoft's online services, including Bing...
  • Blog Post: Diversity In Sourcing and Recruiting: The Truth Behind the Questions That Rarely Get Asked By Kay

    Diversity is defined by a single word: variety - which basically means different. But very few people follow up with the question: "Different in what way?" The next question we all want to ask, and don't, is this: "How and why is diversity important in the workplace?" We can all agree that we really...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft Bing Team Recruiting Event In Dublin, Ireland May 2012

    Want to change the world? Want to make the Web a better place? Microsoft Bing is hiring the next innovator! We are heading to Dublin, Ireland to interview the best engineers from all over Europe for this quest! Will you be the LUCKY one? Have you ever considered relocating to the U...
  • Blog Post: Meet Wayne, Senior Program Manager

    I am a Senior Program Manager in the DCS - Site Selection and Analytics group within our Online Services Division. Much of my work entails supporting the team that makes the decisions on which locations to build or lease our next datacenter site. Currently we are figuring out where to grow our datacenter...
  • Blog Post: College Students AND Those Who Just Graduated Here Are Some Twittering Tips When Seeking A Job - Kay

    Ok, so you’re a student in a college or you have just graduated and through your conversations with recruiters, friends and colleagues, you’ve created a Twitter account like everybody else in these social networking worlds. However, Twitter is so much different than Facebook and LinkedIn...
  • Blog Post: Meet Eddie – Director Global Datacenter Operations

    Data centers get a lot of publicity because of the rate of growth and the amount of power consumed across the globe. Companies that provide content and applications, as well as end users, just expect things to work. Everyone expects to find anything they need online, from every device they own, and it...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft Advertising Blog: The Digital Insights Series and What it Means to Moms

    Our advertising team is working to deliver unique digital advertising experiences to key audiences. Natasha is the Director of Global Insights and Analytics for Microsoft Advertising. She discusses a topic that is near and dear to her heart: Multi Screen Moms. Learn about how Moms use their digital devices...
  • Blog Post: Why Should You Talk to a Recruiter, You Ask? I’ll Tell You - by Andrea LaCoy

    I think that everyone would agree with the statement that we live in a world that is ever changing and always evolving. The standard way of doing things in the past are being replaced with the better, faster, more efficient versions and this can been seen in almost everything we do. Making a career change...
  • Blog Post: Bing Staffing Tip of the Month

    Hello job seekers! I hope you are off to a great start into the new decade. Now that 2011 has made its grand entrance and we are in a new year, have you thought about a new job? Here is an easy tip to help you prepare for your next interview! Keep a “kudos” or “You Rock” folder...
  • Blog Post: If A Link Is On Your Resume, Employers Will Click On It - Kay

    Hiring managers as well as Recruiters will almost always click on the provided links to look at your web site if it's listed. We will would try to find out as much about the candidate as we can, including looking up the person online. Even if it's not on your resume, if your blog, or profile contains...
  • Blog Post: Launching Innovation Defining Success

    Microsoft strives to be the leader in attracting women to careers in technology. We believe that diverse ideas and representation add value to our corporate community and to our products . Microsoft and Online Services Division (OSD) which includes: Bing, Bing Mobile, MSN, and Online Advertising will...
  • Blog Post: I’m Working at Microsoft and We’re Donating Imagery to OpenStreetMap!

    I’ve super excited to tell you that I've accepted a position as Principal Architect at Bing Mobile and am moving to the Seattle, Washington area to work on maptastic things! Yay! Even better, Microsoft is donating access to its global orthorectified aerial imagery to help OpenStreetMappers make...
  • Blog Post: What Are You Thankful For This Year? By Kay

    Happy Thanksgiving 2010! Here we are again, celebrating another Thanksgiving. What a blessing it is been for me to be a part of an awesome team, Online Service Division/BING. Thank you all for the experience I take with me as I move into my new role as a Program Manager for the Microsoft Diversity...
  • Blog Post: Want to Change the World? Want to Make the Web a Better Place? by Kay Kelison

    Microsoft Bing is hiring the next innovator! We are heading to Dublin, Ireland to interview the best engineers from all over Europe for this quest! Will you be the LUCKY one? Have you ever considered relocating to the U.S.? Have you ever dreamed about completely revolutionizing the way the world interacts...