List/Grid Tag Archives: Placement
Achievement Unlocked: Microsoft Internship Completed
Yesterday marked the end of my internship at Microsoft as a Multinational Account Manager for Microsoft Advertising. Over the last year and 3 months I have been fortunate enough to…
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How Big is your Internet? [VIDEO]
Is it possible that social search and networking could be a limiting the scale of the internet? Watch the below video where I attempt to explain what I mean… …
Young Britain Works: Positive Outcome!
Back in April I mentioned the Young Britain Works project set up by Microsoft to assist 16 – 24 year olds find a job during the recession. This is a…
Microsoft UK Launches Intern & Graduate Blog
As of the beginning of this month Microsoft launched their official UK intern and graduate blog Be Your Future. The project is being managed by a current intern called Lillian…
Microsoft’s “Young Britain Works” Wins EMEA 2011 PR Award
Yesterday I was delighted to find out that the Microsoft Young Britain Works citizen project has been awarded a bronze medal in the 2011 Microsoft EMEA PR awards! A…
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
The alarm goes off: 6:30am (Gaze at the ceiling, find the effort to get out of bed) I get dressed for work: 7:00am (Casual or Professional dress?) I leave the…
Hangovers as a Sense of Duty: Alcohol & Networking
I’ve been working for Microsoft as an intern for roughly 9 months. The first 4 months was spent learning about the Multinational Advertising Network and from October 2010 I became…
1 Pound 4 Ounces of Microsoft
1 Pound marks the course of one year for some of my Microsoft colleagues. It simply describes the hypothetical amount of weight one has gained by working in the office…
6 Pieces of Advice to find an Internship
This time last year I was frantically putting together my CV and dreaming about the various companies I would actually want to work for. I concluded that my ideal situation…
What I Have Found Difficult So Far
At first glance stepping into the working world filled me with a sense of purpose which extended beyond anything the closed system of education has offered me so far. Perks…
Building a Blogging Proposal for Microsoft’s Young Britain Works
There was a time when the internet played host to content from organisation, corporations and individuals who understood the world of servers and scripting. No doubt this seemed the case…
My Internship: What the Hell Do I Do?
Erratic but not usually boring. My internship at Microsoft has seen me delve into a whole series of tasks which has caused me to re-think skills, build skills and utilize…
