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LEO D’ARCY: Techdays.Online
About a month ago I was contacted by the IT Pro team at Microsoft UK for an event they run called Techdays.Online. These guys are responsible for showing IT professionals the new features in Microsoft’s latest products. Normally they travel the country giving demos to rooms of people, however late last year they tried doing [...]
NATASHA’S DIARY: Learning and Challenges
What was your greatest challenge? Someone once said…’ with great power comes great responsibility..’ (Yes that is a quote from Spiderman!), and it couldn’t be more true. Working for Microsoft has opened doors for me that I never knew could be opened, but it then becomes my responsibility to close them. You get given so [...]
Kieran Bhardwaj – Associate Consultant MACH
If you’d asked me what I wanted to be when I was 6 years old – I would have told you I wanted to work at Microsoft. By the time I turned 7 I’d forgotten all about that dream (as little kids do) and didn’t really think about it again until the day I got [...]
CHESHTA SHARMA: Project Manager
So here we are, 6 months gone and here is another blog entry on my life at MS so far. I was reminded yesterday, that from this week onwards – I only have 60 working days left as an Intern and that got me thinking about what I’ve achieved here so far at Microsoft and [...]
STEPH BROWN: Associate Consultant
Hi, my name is Steph and I’m an Associate Consultant on the MCS (Microsoft Consultancy Services) MACH Scheme, starting in September 2012. Before Microsoft I studied Physics at the University of Birmingham. During my degree, there was no one thing that I knew I wanted to do afterwards. I looked into Nuclear, Medical, Banking, Research [...]
LILLIAN HISCOX – Sales MACH – “Going back to Uni”
Going back to Uni…. My first day at university. Now fast forward four years and I find myself in a full time position in one of the world’s most fast-paced, innovative IT companies….Where did time go?! My name is Lillian Hiscox and I am an Enterprise Business Productivity Specialist at Microsoft. Prior to this position, [...]
NATASHA’S DIARY: What are the highlights of the job?
What are the highlights of the job? Microsoft is a great place to work, especially because of its perks. They host so many great internal events, and thank the employees with numerous outings, freebies and activities: there is never a dull day! Just as we started as interns, Microsoft celebrated the end of their financial year [...]
ROB CLARKE – Premier Field Engineer
My first experience working for Microsoft began in 2005 as a technical intern, forming my 12 month year in industry for my degree; studying Internet Technology. During this time I worked as a Systems Engineer for MSN, helping administer the health and maintenance of the hundreds of servers that host the MSN websites across EMEA. [...]
ASHLEY JONES, Xbox Live Advertising – Assessment centre advice
I work for Xbox LIVE advertising in our London office, Cardinal Place. Halfway into the internship, I am really pleased with the way in which it has unfolded. Working for Xbox is exciting, especially as someone who enjoys gaming, and the nature of the work I am required to carry out is varied and normally [...]