My path to becoming a Microsoft PFE (Premier Field Engineer)

re: My path to becoming a Microsoft PFE (Premier Field Engineer)

Ramblings of an Exchange-Lync PFE — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:15:29 GMT

@Mikha3! - I would say the best approach is to get your hands on as many deployments as possible. This will allow you to gain experience on different systems and environments. I personally use HyperV as my host virtualization technology. One piece of advice that I can give is to really know the technology well, how everything operates, and how to troubleshoot issues when they arise.

re: My path to becoming a Microsoft PFE (Premier Field Engineer)

Mikha3l — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:46:54 GMT

Very encouraging. Am working towards being part of your Elite group. One day I will join i have started working on it. I don't care how many years from now. Is three years little working towards that direction? It is really very hard to get all the necessary experience. Which best virtualization technologies can one use to simulate real world scenarios. My guess is HperV right! please advise I need to make it in 3 years.

re: My path to becoming a Microsoft PFE (Premier Field Engineer)

Bhargav Shukla [KEMP] — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:03:53 GMT

Well written. It's important to not get discouraged. There are many roles within Microsoft and you have to figure out which one is best fit for you. I was denied position to two positions (MCS and TAM) before finally getting accepted as PFE. I think it was best for me that I was denied the other two. My strengths really shined in PFE and interviewers knew where my strengths were and how it can benefit both me and Microsoft.