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Interns -- the intern experience in Office

Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:00 PM by steven_sinofsky
We’re actively hiring interns from the college campuses we visit. I wanted to use this as an opportunity to talk about what it is like to be an intern in Office. You can read about the specifics of the intern program on the intern web site: http://www.microsoft.com/college/ip_overview.mspx Read More...
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Dev (or SDE) at Microsoft

Posted Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:11 PM by steven_sinofsky
As we hit the college campuses for the second half of recruiting, it seemed like a good idea to pick up where we left off. Development at Microsoft Let's talk about development at Microsoft and what it is like to be a Software Design Engineer (or SDE Read More...
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PM at Microsoft

Posted Friday, December 16, 2005 3:16 PM by steven_sinofsky
While at Stanford this week I was asked by a number of PM (program manager) candidates to talk about the PM role at Microsoft. The PM role is unique to Microsoft and was actually created in response to developing software that is more usable and at the Read More...
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Where should I work? Global development of Microsoft Office.

Posted Friday, October 14, 2005 9:05 PM by steven_sinofsky
"Are you able to shed any light on how much software development takes places outside of the US? Or indeed, what happens at which Microsoft sites around the world? Why would a new grad come to Seattle to work for Microsoft when he can work for Google Read More...
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MBA Opportunities at Microsoft

Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:48 PM by steven_sinofsky
Before I get started I should point out that I am not an MBA and I don’t play one on TV. The closest I ever came to a business class was when I took Accounting I at the nearby community college in 1990 or so. I’m an engineer through and through. That Read More...
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The path to GM -- some thoughts on becoming a general manager

Posted Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:52 PM by steven_sinofsky
The recruiting season is getting underway and shortly we’ll be “at a college near you” looking to connect. I will be at Harvard Business School the first week of October, where I’ll visit some classes and also participate in a career fair. I hope to see Read More...
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Do you have to be a computer science major to work on Microsoft products? NO you don't.

Posted Monday, August 08, 2005 4:40 PM by steven_sinofsky
A potential intern sent me the following question: While my major is computer related, I'm afraid it's not technical enough to assure that I become a competitive candidate. So I'm wondering what you would say are the core technologies candidates should Read More...
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Changing career paths at Microsoft -- short answer

Posted Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:19 PM by steven_sinofsky
Today I was talking with an intern who was having a good, but not great, summer working on one of our teams. He felt that perhaps he would be more successful if he was involved with testing more than development. His question was "is this really possible"? Read More...
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