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Careers at Microsoft

Careers at Microsoft. Reshma Ananthakrishnan. Music video on Microsoft potential. Introducing myself. Aggie Microsoft Scholar Two time Microsoft intern Software Design Engineer (in Test) Program Manager Non-profit founder Classical dance performer and teacher. Careers @ Microsoft.

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Careers at Microsoft

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  1. Careers at Microsoft Reshma Ananthakrishnan

  2. Music video on Microsoft potential

  3. Introducing myself • Aggie • Microsoft Scholar • Two time Microsoft intern • Software Design Engineer (in Test) • Program Manager • Non-profit founder • Classical dance performer and teacher

  4. Careers @ Microsoft • Choices • Types of teams • Cultures • Technologies • Roles • Locations • Work styles • Businesses

  5. Business Groups

  6. Meet some Microsofties • Videos

  7. Engineering Roles • Program Manager (PM) • Software Design Engineer (SDE) • Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET) • Management chain/ Individual Contributor

  8. Other roles • User Experience Designer • Product Planner • Technical Evangelist • Project Manager • Product Manager • Marketing • Research Developer • Security Program Manager • International Project Engineer • Technical Writer

  9. Meet Derek Snyder • video

  10. Why should we learn tech writing? • Did you know: You can never write and do something else at the same time! Try it! • Writing is the ultimate form of thinking. • Writing is committing a thought • Need focus to write • Writing helps you flesh out the most important points on an idea • When working with teams – helps build agreement

  11. How we use it at Microsoft? • Vision memo • Planning memo • Specs • Dev design doc • Test design spec • Bugs • DCRs • Email! 1

  12. How to write well? • Keep audience in mind • Bullets • Pictures. Diagrams. Flow charts • Versioning discipline

  13. User Assistance • “User manuals” • Office.com • MSDN • Technet • Windows Help • Blogs • Community content • Types of content • API documentation • Help Articles • Training • Templates • Clip art • Protocols • Sample code • Quizzes • Video • Etc….

  14. Help Content

  15. API doc

  16. Meet Dan Brown, Technical Writer • View video: http://edge.technet.com/Media/How-to-Windows-Troubleshooting/

  17. Life @ Microsoft • Flexible work hours/ Work from home • Global products, diverse people • Campus environments • Library, WSJ, Mentors, conferences, groups • Define the future. Touch the lives of billions! • Great benefits • Own offices! • Proclub • Options/ variety in your job • Smart people!

  18. Microsoft Scholarship • Application deadline: Feb 1st • https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx • Eligibility • Quality of application • Displayed interest in the software industry • Commitment to leadership • Financial need • Five piece application packet • Printed Confirmation Page from Online Application to the Microsoft Internship Program • Resume • Transcript • Answers to essay questions • Letter of referral

  19. Wherever you go, go with all your heart… http://careeradvice.heygenius.com/

  20. Thanks Reshma Ananthakrishnan reshma@microsoft.com and Gig ‘em!

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