Fresh young talents at Microsoft event in Slovakia Last week I had the opportunity to go to another great event – Innovation & Creativity Camp. This is a part of Microsoft Citizenship program, which covers lots of important and very interesting activities focused on helping community surrounding our company. Activities are ranging from technology innovations [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Hello, I’m Laura O’Connor, a MACH Associate Consultant. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about my application to Microsoft is that I am not from a technical background. I did English at Oxford, which meant that my application was, to me, a hopelessly optimistic shot-in-the-dark. However, Microsoft value more than just tech skills; in fact, what [...]
Tomorrow (Friday 30th November, 2012) is the deadline for applications to Microsoft’s MACH scheme!! Don’t miss out on an amazing opportunity to become part of one of the world’s biggest technology companies, and get applying to their award-winning Graduate scheme! Below are recaps of what roles are available on the MACH scheme, so make sure [...]
At the moment I am quite jet lagged having just returned from 12 days of intense training at HQ in Redmond – something all new consultants like me go through called MSSU. I’m also writing this on my brand new Surface and yesterday ordered a Nokia 920 Windows 8 phone. Sound appealing? Well this level [...]
Today marks two weeks to the deadline for applications for Microsoft’s graduate recruitment program – the MACH scheme. MACH stands for Microsoft Academy of College Hires and the UK accepts around 40 MACH hires every year. These 40 bright sparks are earmarked to rise through the company quickly and are expected to do great things [...]
Hi Everyone! My name is Pooja and I’m a new employee at Microsoft. I joined Microsoft on the MACH (Microsoft Academy for College Hires) scheme as a Technical Account Manager (TAM) in September 2012. Before starting at Microsoft I studied Computer Science and Management Studies at the University of Nottingham. After university I realised I [...]