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Immediately after joining the call, with obviously no introduction whatsoever, she asked me to spot issues in the Teams developer documentation, which must have been tested and verified by the Microsoft team. Fortunately, she gave me 5 mins time to do this :).
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Technical Writer: Developer Audience

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Sep 24, 2021

Immediately after joining the call, with obviously no introduction whatsoever, she asked me to spot issues in the Teams developer documentation, which must have been tested and verified by the Microsoft team. Fortunately, she gave me 5 mins time to do this :).

I was asked about who their competitors were, which is often asked by potential employers, but is not easy to answer unless you have an insight into their marketing strategy, which you don't have when you don't work for the company yet. Once you do work for the company and know who the competitors are and what the marketing and other objectives are, and why, you can then approach your work accordingly.
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Responsible Investment Writer

Interviewed at Legal & General

3.8★
Jun 5, 2022

I was asked about who their competitors were, which is often asked by potential employers, but is not easy to answer unless you have an insight into their marketing strategy, which you don't have when you don't work for the company yet. Once you do work for the company and know who the competitors are and what the marketing and other objectives are, and why, you can then approach your work accordingly.

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