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Monthly Archives: December 2011
BLOG TEAM, Christmas at Microsoft
Hey Everyone, It’s Christmas at Microsoft! It’s been getting pretty festive around here recently and work is definitely not stopping anyone from celebrating. For most of the interns here at Microsoft it is the first time we have worked up to the big day itself; usually we would have finished University early/mid December and had [...]
BANSRI SODHA, Business Analyst
Hey Guys, I’m Bansri and I am a Business Analyst in the Application Development Management (ADM) team, based in the Reading office. I’ve been here for 6 months now, and Microsoft still always finds ways of surprising me! Even though the headquarter offices are in the middle of nowhere, the 5 Microsoft buildings have made [...]
SCOTT DAUGHTERS, An Exciting 6 Months
It feels like ages ago I was standing with the other interns in the reception of the Microsoft campus, feeling excited and apprehensive that my placement year was actually going to start! However when I look back it feels like the last six months have gone by very quickly. I feel that I have achieved a [...]
LEWIS MOORE, 6 months down…
Hello again all. Apparently it’s about time for me to sum up my first 6 months as a Technical Intern at Microsoft, although I can’t quite believe it. Well, what can I say… I’ve done so much, and I’ve learned a huge amount, but it doesn’t feel like I’ve scratched the surface of the possibilities [...]
EMILY EASTERBY, Christmas Season in Brisbane, Australia.
It is indeed Christmas Season! In Australia, Christmas typically plays out a little different to the US or Europe. There is no snow, hot chocolate, cold weather or ear-muffs… it’s more along the lines of baking, gifts, carols on the beach, Christmas lights, cardboard snowmen (dreaming the real thing), cricket, BBQ’s, seafood, turkey and a [...]
JORDAN MONTLAKE, My first 6 month as a Technical Account Manager
Six months can be a long time. What was the last thing you waited six months for? Or what was the last thing that crept up on you after you’d known about it six months in advance? I can safely say that the past 6 months have flown by at a rate I have never [...]
NICOLE BUNYARD, The first 6 months…
Hi guys, So, another intern recently asked me to write a blog and review the first 6 months of my placement. My initial reaction was shock; I genuinely cannot believe 6 months has passed and I am half way through my placement. As cheesy as it sounds it seems like only yesterday I was meeting [...]
STEPHEN PURCELL, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET),Office team.
My passion for technology started when I was 8, when my parents were convinced into buying a “family” PC on a family member’s recommendation, and it’s been impossible to keep me away since. I interned in the IT department of a bank from 15-17 and knew that Computer Science was a route I wanted to [...]
NICOLE BUNYARD, Partner Engagement Coordinator
Hi guys, After what has been a hectic month of early starts and working through lunch, I thought it was about time for another blog! Last time I mentioned my team (Partner Engagement for Global Agencies & Accounts) were working hard towards what is our biggest event of the year; Imagine. Imagine is a thought [...]
ANNE MAGNER, Business Group IT Program Manager
Technology has always been a natural progression for me. At 13, armed with a new computer, dial-up enabled, and a basic knowledge of HTML, I began writing my very first “The Simpsons” fan website. In 2002, I began a Bachelor of Arts degree, studying English, French and Anthropology, intending to be a teacher or a [...]