I had lunch final week with a blogger and fellow Microsoft employee: Pradeep U.N. Pradeep and I don’t know each other personally; he had just dropped me an email asking me to lunch, and I agreed. But when he came to pick me in up a car with personalized plates that spelled “BLOGGER,” I knew I was in for a lively meal. We ate sushi and chatted about the state of recruiting, blogging and life at Microsoft. He is a smart guy: critical of the recruiting machine, enchanted by the forum of blogging, and outspoken about his passion for business. I will say that for the most part I agree with his outspoken points of view - even the ones that criticize my peers. After our meal I felt compelled to offer a few tid-bits of knowledge that I learned from him during our hour together: #1- He expanded on my latest “Visa and Mastercard” post with a story of his own visa sponsorship at Microsoft, for any of you looking for the inside scoop I suggest you head on over. #2- He is launching his own blog on “Microsoft Services”- for any of you MBA-types interested in the world of services, I would check this out, too. #3- Lastly, he has some sneaky tips for tricking the resume databases. It would likely be unethical if I mentioned these tips directly,
Microsoft Office Professional 2007, but you can assume this post is my attempt to bait him to mention them on his own site and give you the inside scoop. The lunch was lovely. The only downside to the afternoon was that we were so busy talking about business that Pradeep U.N. failed to mention or notice my new bronze snakeskin sandals. He may have personalized plates on his car, but I would argue the subtler forms of transportation should pull just as much attention. -Jenna