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 work with high profile clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Latin America. Microsoft has refined me professionally and has positively impacted me personally. I could not have hoped for a better internship. What Next? In the... 

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…   Thoughts?    Read More →

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 project which has involved current Microsoft UK interns who have assisted with a number of activities. The Britain Works Facebook page has grown considerably since the project began.   Young Britain Works Facebook Page Activities have not just been... 

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 Hiscox and will be updated daily-ish with new content. The main aim of the blog is to show prospective Microsoft interns and graduates what it is like working for Microsoft and the lifestyle which comes with it. Already from... 

  Young Britain Works Facebook Page 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 huge achievement for the project but the real thanks goes to those Microsoft Interns who have managed to dedicate a large part of their daily roles making sure the project runs smoothly. I mentioned... 

© yushimoto_02 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 house: 7:30am (Listen to music whilst walking) I catch the train: 8:00am (Read a book/Listen to music) I arrive in London: 8:55am (Coffee!) I start work: 9am (I do different stuff here) I finish work: 5:30pm I catch the train... 

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 a Multinational Account Manager for the Microsoft Media Network. At times the job can be very demanding and I can honestly profess that I learn something new each day in this role – it is full on. As far as internships... 

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 for 12 months. Working in the metropolis has its temptations of fast-food outlets, fancy restaurants and the usual grub found in the canteen which burdens the stomach with an extra load when the majority of your job requires being deskbound.... 

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 would be working for Google, Microsoft or IBM – I managed to get an internship at Microsoft. Here are some of my tips to help you find a placement. Network with Friends and Family Start here first. Find out if any of your friends... 

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 come in all variants of opportunities and rewards. Notably the new addition to my smartphone collection, the newly released HTC 7 Mozart – better classed as a reward for Microsoft employees (with the bonus of product evangelism... 

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 during the early 90’s when the majority of websites would simply provide content to users. Sharing opinion would be the case for a relatively small amount of forum systems but would most commonly appear on a host... 

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 skills. Everything is about skills, skills, skills. Yet knowledge plays a fundamental role each day. Taking notes is important but sometimes it is necessary to remember information first time round. Teaching the brain how to be a...