Recruiting questions answered: To cover letter or not cover letter, by Amanda Matthews

Q: Dear Recruiter, Can you please tell me your opinion on including a cover letter?  Also, are there any other items that I should not be included in my resume?   Great question, this is one that is often asked of me.  Even within my own family, I have people who disagree with me on this topic.  I have been in the recruiting industry for 12 years and have hired in all disciplines from Finance to Engineering, so I hope my...
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Meet Mira: UX Lead with Bing

My name is Mira and I’m a UX lead. I drive the prototyping and UX PM effort within the Design team on Bing.  My team of developers and PMs help validate design and concepts through working prototypes. We also drive UX thinking on framework features across the Bing experience. I’ve worked at Bing for 5 years (previously as Live Search) and have seen it evolve from a pure relevance-focused organization to one that recognizes great...
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Mapping the World from Boulder, Colorado - By Nathan

  The Bing Mobile (BITs) group in Boulder, Colorado is constantly developing new areas to bring revenue to Bing and relevance to search through processing and interpreting imagery.  As well, the BITs (Bing Imagery Technologies) group is leading computer vision algorithm development for future Bing Maps initiatives. We are lighting up the Mobile and Local Search experience with real world search, navigation and discovery of information...
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