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NATASHA’S DIARY: How has the internship affected your career prospects? + Top Tips
In a quick Q&A this week Natasha tells us how she feels her internship at Microsoft has affected her career prospects and gives top tips for students interested in a Microsoft internship. Q: How has this internship affected your career prospects? Ever since I was 14, I have been a working girl, whether it was posting [...]
The UK Imagine Cup 2013 – Natasha Joseph
As Natasha has previously mentioned in her diary posts here on Be Your Future, she has had the opportunity to lead the UK’s entries to the Global Imagine Cup competition. The competition involves app developers competing against each other globally. Natasha has had the opportunity to tour the UK searching for the UK’s best and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NATASHA’S DIARY: What do you do on a daily basis?
What did you do on a daily basis? I get asked this question a lot, and it never fails to leave me speechless for a few moments, while I try to sum up in words what it is I actually do. Don’t get me wrong, I do A LOT and have a lot to say [...]
DEADLINE – Internship application window closing soon!
There is less than one week to the deadline for applications for Microsoft UK’s Intern program. Microsoft UK accepts around 110 placement students for a 52 week internship every year. These 110 will be spread across the whole company, and as a community will work in all areas of the company, from finance to software [...]
Steps to a Successful Application – Some handy hints and tips!
Hi Guys! With the Intern Application deadline closing in fast, we thought that today we would repost our popular blog about the application process and hopefully we can give you a few hints and tips as you embark on your Microsoft journey. We have asked a few other interns to give their insight into the process too, and we have [...]
NATASHA’S DIARY: What was the application process like?
It’s easy to look back now and think that just because I am lucky enough to have got the job with Microsoft that it was a simple experience… However, sorry to burst anyone’s bubble here, but this definitely wasn’t the case! The first real application process to any job will be one of the hardest [...]
Intern applications – 2 weeks to deadline
Today marks two weeks to the deadline for applications for Microsoft UK’s Intern program. Microsoft UK accepts around 110 placement students for a 52 week internship every year. These 110 will be spread across the whole company, and as a community will work in all areas of the company, from finance to software development, from human [...]
Intern applications – 3 weeks to deadline
Today marks three weeks to the deadline for applications for Microsoft UK’s Intern program. Microsoft UK accepts around 110 placement students for a 52 week internship every year. These 110 will be spread across the whole company, and as a community will work in all areas of the company, from finance to software development, from human [...]