PowerPoint Presentation

Reshma Ananthakrishnan

Careers at Microsoft

For Dr. Jennifer WelchFreshman seminarHRBB 12426 Jan 2010CPSC 1812:20 3:20pm1Music video on Microsoft potentialStart with this 2Introducing myselfAggieMicrosoft Scholar Two time Microsoft internSoftware Design Engineer (in Test)Program Manager Non-profit founderClassical dance performer and teacher

3Careers @ MicrosoftChoicesTypes of teamsCulturesTechnologiesRolesLocations Work stylesBusinesses

4Business Groups

Meet some MicrosoftiesVideos 6Engineering RolesProgram Manager (PM)Software Design Engineer (SDE)Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET)

Management chain/ Individual Contributor

7Other rolesUser Experience Designer Product PlannerTechnical EvangelistProject ManagerProduct ManagerMarketingResearch Developer Security Program ManagerInternational Project Engineer Technical Writer

Meet Derek Snyder

videoWhy should we learn tech writing? Writing is the ultimate form of thinking. Writing is committing a thoughtNeed focus to writeWriting helps you flesh out the most important points on an idea When working with teams helps build agreement

Did you know: You can never write and do something else at the same time! Try it!

How we use it at Microsoft? Vision memoPlanning memoSpecsDev design docTest design specBugsDCRsEmail!1

11How to write well? Keep audience in mindBulletsPictures. Diagrams. Flow chartsVersioning discipline

User AssistanceUser manualsOffice.comMSDNTechnetWindows HelpBlogsCommunity content

Types of contentAPI documentation Help Articles Training TemplatesClip artProtocolsSample codeQuizzesVideoEtc.

13Help Content

14API doc

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

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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! 18Microsoft ScholarshipApplication deadline: Feb 1sthttps://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx

EligibilityQuality of applicationDisplayed interest in the software industryCommitment to leadershipFinancial needFive piece application packetPrinted Confirmation Page from Online Application to the Microsoft Internship ProgramResumeTranscriptAnswers to essay questionsLetter of referral

Microsoft Scholarships: scholarship deadline is Feb. 1st. Please make sure when you outreach to professors you are telling them about the scholarship deadline and that we welcome students to apply. Last year we had 3 winners from BYU. Thats REALLY rare to have that many winners from one school. Hope to have at least one again this year. More info at: https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx

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Handouts freshmen and sophomore 20

21Wherever you go, go with all your heart

http://careeradvice.heygenius.com/22ThanksReshma Ananthakrishnanreshma@microsoft.comand Gig em!

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