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Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
Some program manager positions at Microsoft require travel to client sites. This question often serves as a method to narrow large pools of candidates. It is important to determine a candidate's comfort level with travel scenarios upfront and this question may be included in a phone screen interview.
Interviewers expect answers such as 'occasional,' or 'up to (X percent) of the time.' Microsoft positions that require travel to various client sites and will include the job requirement details within the job description of a specific role.

Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
Remember to determine your comfort with both domestic and international travel prior to your interview. Answers that indicate that you are unsure about your travel comfort level may result in exclusion from additional interviews.

Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
"I have experience visiting various travel sites domestically and internationally for discovery, sales, and implementation efforts. I am comfortable with occasional travel."
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