What does the industry want?

If your looking for a job or tech industry, check out these two videos from Channl 8. With people who are already in the industy talking about what they look for in a new grad / intern.

Will give some great ideas as to how to play to your strengths as well as giving an insight into what you should be doing if you want to work in the industy.

The videos can be found here:

Part 1

Part 2

MACH Graduate Scheme

Great news, I just received an email from Stepstone that I have been accepted through to the final stage of the application process for the MACH graduate scheme. I’m so happy! I’ve been waiting for this email all week.

So now that I’m through to the last stage the pressure doesn’t stop, in the email I received Stepstone have told me that I will have to give a 15 minute presentation on one of the following topics:

• 'One new idea, which could make a difference to Microsoft and its customers'
• 'How I would win even more new customers for Microsoft'
• 'How I would ensure that my customers were the best advocates for Microsoft

And then there will be a 20 minute q and a session after the presentation.

Any ideas or help will be much appreciated by anyone willing to help out. :D

Microsoft Graduate Scheme!

I just got some really good news, I have passed the first round of applications for the Microsoft Graduate Scheme, the first round was submitting my details online and answering a number of general work questions such as giving details of when I have worked as part of a team etc.

Now all I have to do is wait for a phone interview, where I will talk with someone at the recruitment agency. Hopefully this will not be too bad as I can talk for hours on why I want to work for MS and what relevant work I have done.

Ill keep you posted!