Kenny Kerr

# re: Why doesn’t Kenny Kerr work for Microsoft?

It is a PITA, the "official qualification" requirement. I tried to get into Canada at one point and was met by the Needs A Qualification wall (how did you get into Canada, Kenny? Some kind of family history?)

I can't get over how countries don't count work experience.

Maybe Bill should have a word with a buddy of his in immigration for you, Kenny ;)

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Hi Kenny

Somehow, someday very soon you'll be working at Microsoft, I can feel it in my bones!  Hang in there, buddy, you have a lot of friends in your corner :-)

Ashley

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If it makes you feel any better, I've added this feed proudly to my Microsoft feed folder.

Also, smiley face as to not break the trend :)

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It's just plain amazing that in today's globalized economy, stuff like that keeps companies from hiring the best in their field....

Here in Europe, anyone with a EU passport can work in any other EU country - no questions asked. Even Switzerland (not part of the EU) has adopted this practice. Makes things just so much easier.... (and I thought the NAFTA agreement was sort of the same as the EU, for North America)

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Hey, many apologies for my earlier post (re GetOpenFileName's deprecation for more COM crap). Having found this site through Shell:Revealed, I honestly had no idea you weren't some Microsoftie involved with the decision.

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Hi

Just downloaded this

But it complanes that I don't have a 32 bit dispaly which I do!

xp sp2 etc with two dispalys?

Any idea how to fix this

Paul

# re: Why doesn’t Kenny Kerr work for Microsoft?

I've seen this before.  A friend of mine from Toronto had a job in Colorado.  Not an offer.  He had the job.  He'd been doing work for a company in Colorado remotely for a couple of years and was  offered and got a job at their head office.

He and his girlfriend packed up their apartment, and started off to Colorado.  

At the border, a U.S. border guard looked at his paperwork and said that he wasn't qualified for the job because he didn't have a degree, and turned him back.

It's not something found in any one country, this kind of stupidity can be found everywhere.

Good luck.  I hope you get you wish.

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Kenny, have you considered seeking legal advice?

I had similar circumstances to you, in that I do not have a university degree.  However, I was already working for the company which wanted to move me to the U.S.  So, I ended up getting an internal company transfer from the U.K. division of the company to the U.S.  This goes under an L1B Visa and was based on 'specialized experience'.

I'm not sure how this compares with a H1B, which is the more common visa and deals with a company hiring someone who doesn't already work for a foreign division.  You may want to check if you can qualify for an H1B under 'specialized experience'.  Note: that may not be the correct legal term - it's been quite a while.

Of course, what I've described also raises another possibility - if you were to work for Microsoft in another country you may become a candidate for an L1B rather than H1B visa.  Note: IIRC, you have to work for the foreign division for at least a year before you can apply for an L1B.

Also.. I now have my green card.  This was principally based upon years of experience -- You do NOT have to have a degree to qualify for a green card for a software engineer position.    Sufficient # years experience can be used to qualify you instead.  IIRC, this is ten years experience.

One of the things you may well be running into, is that Microsoft do not want to deal with the legal hassles of your sponsorship.  A thing to note with this, is that you do not necessarily have to have their lawyers represent you.  The only thing you really absolutely need from them, for either an L1B or H1B visa is for them to sponsor you.  This does *not* mean provide legal representation or pay for legal representation.

So, you might want to even consider offering to acquire and pay for legal representation yourself if they are willing to sponsor you.  The thing is from their point of view, if you don't fall into the 'cookie cutter' template for visa sponsorship they may be unnecessarily dismissing your candidacy.

Food for thought.

Good luck.

Phil

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Hey funny, you're in the same boat I'm in.

I live in BC right now and attend college here. Microsoft contacted me seemingly out of nowhere a little while ago and offered me some work.

The the offer fell through at the technical phone screening though, probably because I told them at that point that I'm still a couple years away from graduation.

As I do for myself, I hope things work out for you.

By the way, I want to bug you for the WindowCapture API. I'll send you a message on your contact form.

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Why not enroll in a lame, short-term community college to get a degree? Obviously you are talented enough, just our immigration laws are the barrier.

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Google has offices all over the world. Why don't you consider working for them? Microsoft's getting a little long in the tooth anyway. Come to where there new stuff is being built...

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