Recruiter advice: How to navigate the in-between years

Posted Nov 16 2011 7:44 AM by the JobsBloggers

When it comes to looking for a job, experience is king. So what's a candidate to do? Especially when they are feeling "stuck in the middle". One such person expressed that very frustration when they wrote to us and asked:

There seem to be a lot of positions for people right out of college or people with 5 plus years of experience. Are there opportunities for people with “in between” experience? Say 2-3 years of experience? What should I do? 

I hear you. So I went on a mission and sat down with Jason Pankow to ask him what he thought. In fact I sort of ambushed him with my camera in his office. Since this is very much an on the spot interview you know you are getting the straight scoop from Jason.

Watch what Jason has to say and let us know what you think. Then tell us what you'd like to hear more of on Dear JobsBlog!

Cheers,
Zoe 

 

5 Comments

  • Srikant Aggarwal said:

    I would love to be a part of Microsoft XBOX & Kinect Team but I dont live in USA and basically I am an Indian citizen. Can you suggest me how can I improve my chances of being in Microsoft ?

  • admin said:

    Hi Srikant - there are opportunities to work for Microsoft in India. You can visit our Careers site and run a keyword search for Xbox. Here is a search to get you started: https://careers.microsoft.com/search.aspx. <Ashley>

  • Cris said:

    Why can't I be at a Microsoft Research country club with 200 publications,
    looking 37, instead of having to spend time to run three ventures
    at such difficult economies, 15 hours a day and publish R&D :))
    Is CS a science that does not pay the scientists that contributed for years to its
    being there with no responsibility at all?

  • Egzon said:

    I'm Just a 15 year old teen and from the South east of Europe, I know i haven't got chances to get a job in microsoft, I haven't got experience too, but i have got a lot of ideas to create some games for Xbox. I cant wait for 5 or more years i want to achieve something as soon as i can so what do you suggest

  • Onsoo Kim said:

    Don't STOP! KEEP Going! Thanks for your encouragement!

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