Microsoft has written test scoring

The annual fall semester, it is the peak period of campus recruitment.

As the recruitment process of the first important link, in September-November, Microsoft will be arranged by three national written test for the primaries. Written examination on Microsoft interested candidates may want to know what their answer was "judge"? this article was written last year rote memorization and scoring team was part of the candidates to ask questions of some answers, only this year to participate in the written test students for reference. It is important to note that although this year the written examination in general consistent with last year, but please, continue to this year's exam question types. 2006 Microsoft written review group author: Zou Xin

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2006 fall semester written by Microsoft multiple departments engineers and managers of collective title, all applications for technical positions graduates are recommended for the exam. Because there are many colleges and universities, so we also share the national papers (writtentest) and in various cities of small test (mini-test).

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In order to make the exam have a comparable fraction, HR requirements we fulfill more difficult trying to match. 27 September 2006, after the first mini-test classmates through analysis of feedback (3% difficult, 40%, 54% of the ordinary, 3% easy), we believe that the subject difficulty basic requirements (slightly "General"). So in later questions in slightly increased difficulty and slightly modified leitixing. From score, many students grossly underestimated the degree of difficulty of the questions, or underestimate our expectations for the answer. A short — we want to see close to the "professional" level of the answer:).

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Pour point system: most of his colleagues believe that this is more effective screening method. We try to avoid very lonely knowledge points and controversial answer.

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All of them: we are all of them, the position of each sector are drawn from a lot of engineers overtime standardized exams. I personally can see is that students write each row will be seen, for some it is difficult to read pass program, we will together, would not appear at first glance does not know how to give a 0 points. For a single question very well, we will special tags. Like no absolute standard answer papers, standardized exams is ~-~ when the tiring work. As will all scores were all informed by each candidate, to apply the decision of the sector.

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English: as all subjects are English, some students reflect on the "this is English, or exam technology?" is also recommended in Chinese. Microsoft's working language is English, but we have also noted that do not use very uncommon words, to avoid affecting the students to understand and play. In the next topic, we added some notes, and some small topic annotated Chinese answer. Some candidates ' English is good, the characters seem to be, very much like G/T of composition, but unfortunately only the structure, in substance, the score.

Exam 6. lack of time, time allocation.

Each time the development of new software, our time is not enough. This is to do software projects. We see many students some great topics to write one word did not feel pity. If the time properly, every one should at least try to answer some basic questions. Many of our tips for supervisors also draw attention to the allocation of time. How to have the pressure of the most efficient allocation of time, this is a very important capability.

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Q: "why must we use C language?" for Microsoft's engineers, the C language is Basic.

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Ask: "why are you on the many details of content?" computer software that is made up of 0 and 1, 0 or 1 the wrong one, would lead to a big mistake. I think a lot of test takers in the normal project practice should have experience, so details visit is indispensable.

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Ask: "why do I have a technical support to use such a difficult question to ' torture ' me?" the reason is very simple, because the vote the same location: too many people).

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See also the online members on questions of style. Yes, our examination is to visit the students the basic knowledge in a practical and essential skills. The examination is not a panacea, the students through the written examination, but also in the interview performance is very satisfactory.

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Some students reflect, own special job comparisons, or their expertise do not have to show that such an examination does not reflect the personal characteristics. It is agreed that the main purpose of our examination is to put all the candidates in the best students to elect the nextWheel.

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Some students reflect, if you play in the written examination is unsatisfactory, whether there are likely to get an interview? the answer should be Yes. For written exam score is not very high, we will not "give up", but will introduce their resume again according to the research results and project practice selection and interview opportunities.

Off: Finally, we want to share with you is that a written examination cannot reflect a person's full, real level.

We often grueling study for more than 10 years, going through countless curtain examination, as one who, we feel that the career and life is not a two-hour examination can determine the curtain, hope this is all life in the last few times one curtain examination. Life is more open, more full of open-book examination, variables regardless of unwinding, curtain, a Newell, one harvest. Students career is just underway, scenery, long Philip looking to wish you all can find your suitable career path.

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