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Inspiration in the technology industry
In recent weeks, we asked the audience on our social channels to share what inspires them about a career in the technology industry. And across our Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter pages, we received numerous perspectives. The response was so great that we were inspired to create something to showcase everyone's feedback. Thank you to all who participated.
Inspired? Check out some of our current openings.
Jobs in IT: Five Tips for a Successful Design Portfolio
In Eugenia’s Hottest New Careers in Tech post, she singled out User Experience (UX) Designer right at the top of her list. New JobsBlogger Scott Simmons, who recruits User Experience (UX) talent for Microsoft, is here to share his insight on creating a successful portfolio in order to land your dream design job. Take it away Scott:UX is comprised of interaction design, user research and visual design. The reasons I love UX recruiting is seeing all of the amazing ideas created by the candidates. As a UX recruiting specialist, nothing is more inspiring than to review a great portfolio. And nothing is more disappointing than reviewing a poorly thought-out portfolio.
When applying for a UX role, the portfolio is more important than the resume itself. I have reviewed hundreds of portfolios and would like to share with you my Top Five pointers to create a portfolio that will excite us here at Microsoft:
Jobs in IT: The Hottest New Careers in Tech – PART II of II
My past posts on “top tech majors” created a lot of discussion on what is truly next. It has been a few years and the world of search, online advertising, mobile, and distributed computing have grown and matured.Through this growth we have seen the rise of even more specific talent needs. Check out my list of the top new careers in tech below:
UX Designers /UI (Front End) Developers
These two jobs are very different but are critical because they are customer facing. Therefore, they are both in great demand. One entails actual design (in the creative sense) and developing a portfolio of rich user experience work. Design must be simple, elegant, thoughtful, user focused, and reflective of the brand or company behind it.Jobs in IT: The Top Three Hottest New Majors for a Career in Tech – PART I of II
A couple of years ago, I wrote my list of the Top Three hottest academic areas for a future career in tech. The list went viral and was one of the most shared articles in MicrosoftJobsBlog.com history. And, you know what? Two years later, it still holds up well.As I said before, if you are interested in a career in tech, it is worth thinking beyond a traditional Computer Science degree or even an Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) program. Microsoft is hiring people with unique backgrounds, some that are new with the inception of the Cloud, web services and the amazing scale at which the industry is operating (Exabyte anyone?).
Check out my Top Three list below and keep your eyes open for my 2012 analysis of hot areas in tech that we’ll publish this Thursday.
Jobs in IT: Three reasons why it’s ideal to be a Program Manager at Microsoft
Microsoftie in Question: Elan LevyJob title: Program Manager II, SQL Server - Azure Business Intelligence
Location: Herzelia, Israel
Elan, how did you come to work at Microsoft Israel?
I didn’t follow a traditional path as I actually started working with a medical technology startup while still in high school. I collaborated with a doctor to build video games to test physiological levels for kids with asthma.Then, I became a development lead in the Israeli Army and later worked for a communication network company. Up to that point in my career, I had always been a developer. But, I started to interact with customers and found it fascinating.
I realized that I wanted to be a program manager (PM) and decided to get a formal university education so nothing would stand between me and my ideal career.
