Dear JobsBlog: I noticed in some occupation postings on microsoft.com/careers,
Office Pro Plus 2010 64bits, “part-time” and “job share” positions are outlined. What exactly does this mean, and how are they different than “full-time?” - Would love to work part-time! Answer: Who wouldn't? ;-) I decided to pick up this question because I’m actually a part-time and job share employee at Microsoft. When I considered returning to Microsoft this past summer, it was important that I be able to maintain a lot of the flexibility I had when I was self-employed … and going part-time was a perfect solution. So first to define the terms … At Microsoft in the US, part-time is considered anything less than a 40 hour work week. Actual hours and schedule vary from opportunity to opportunity, so if you see “part-time” listed on a career description, you can clarify the hours and schedule with the recruiter during the pre-interview stage. Personally, I perform 32 hours week, which I complete in four days a week. As a part-time employee, you are still “full-time” … i.e. blue badge. The big difference is that your pay and time off operate is pro-rated relative to the average hours you function (i.e. I get 80% of my standard salary and vacation/sick time since I perform an 80% week) … and part-time employees pay a very small annual deductible (but still no co-pay) for our medical benefits. I also jobshare. This is when two part-time employees share a single employment or position, up to 150% per employment or position. My jobshare partner is Ariel, author of Microspotting. She works 25 hours per week. Microsoft also offers other flexible perform arrangements, like flextime (most positions at MS already operate on “flexible” schedules … but this is if you need to significantly alter your schedule),
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Office 2010 Cd Key, and a compressed workweek (full-time workload, but your regular work schedule is fewer than five full days per week). Most of the time,
Office 2010 Product clave, the employment descriptions will list it if a place has been slated for a flexible function arrangement … but if one of these arrangements is super important to you (like it was for me), let your recruiter know up front to see they can find an opportunity for you. I also advise that if think you may be interested in a flexible function arrangement and you find the right profession match at Microsoft (even it’s not with a flexible work arrangement at the time),
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gretchen