Microsoft looking for Escalation Engineers

If I was somehow able to propel myself a few years into the future with brushed up C skills, and some real world job experience, I'd apply.
 
No way mate, Apply anyway. It won't hurt, they can only say no.

Maybe they will keep you in mind for a graduate position or something else.

I still apply for jobs that I know I won't get, because the practice is good. (Preparation, answering technical question on the fly with concise straight to the point answers)
 
You should Patrick! Your skills and debugging skills are exceptional, if you link to your MVP profile and your forum accounts they will be able to see your talent and commitment.

Employers are often worried about commitment, they will be able to see how much time you have spent providing excellent advice and solving 1,000s of advanced issues. Volunteer work really shows the passion and dedication that you have, this stands out a great deal.
 
I am slightly inclined to agree, don't thinking I'm holding you back or anything Patrick but always be careful with things like this as linking to profiles can give the wrong impression to the point where they see arrogance by people thinking they know it all.

I'm not saying you are at all, far from it but I'm just warning that linking to profiles online can appear to some people as too confident.
You are more than capable of fufilling the role, at the end of the day it's your choice, as you've already said there isn't always a need to rush into things and take things slowly, on the other hand it's always a good idea to take an opportunity whilst it's there as it might not appear again anytime soon
I recommend applying anyway just try not to link anything or talk about your work online too much if possible, I might be completely wrong about this but it's just my opinion and how I see things.
However, it's probably a lot different when applying for a job at Microsoft, especially an Escalation Engineer as they need dedication and experience which can be easily seen on forums.
 
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I see what you are saying Jared, but that is the whole point of a resume, the overall goal of a resume is to impress the person reading it :) you have to try and sell you self the best you can, within reason. You wouldn't obviously jump on and say i am the best you will ever see, no one will be able to too me. The way it has to be phrased is not sounding arrogant but by acknowledging your own accomplishments. The person reading the resume won't know who you are, they will only be able to get an understanding of the type of person you are from a few page document.

People can have a resume saying I have a degree in this, done a course on that etc.. But to have links to your profiles/blog they will be able to get an idea straight away of your knowledge, it will be a wow factor. It will make you stand out as chances are no one else will have that in their favour. But at the same time it depends who is doing the review, most likely it will be a management person with next to no technical skills. It just really depends on who is reviewing, what they are looking for and there skills.

But what's worst that can happen? They say no, but at least then you know you tried. You don't want it to be one of those things that you regret later down the track, and think to yourself "why didn't I apply"
 

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