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• Who here has heard of Microsoft? Perhaps youve
  used some of our fine products, like Microsoft
  Bob? Halo 2? Or everyones favorite multimedia
  app MSPAINT
• Thank your for taking time out of your busy
  schedule to attend this information session and
  eat pizza. Were going to go through some quick
  slides, show a damn funny video feature Ed Helms
  from the Daily Show, and then have a raffle.
• My name is Dennis Cheung, and 6 years ago I was
  where you are today crossing N. Charles St
  mutliple times a day to attend job fairs,
  information sessions, interviews.
• 1999 was the height of the .com boom, and so
  there were plenty of wild and crazy startups, as
  well as the traditional companies but even then
  I chose Microsoft
• Who here has heard that MSFT is too large? Or
  that if you join you become a souless cog in the
  giant borg cube. NOT TRUE.
• In June 2000, I joined as a Program Manager in
  Office for the Mac. At the end of my second year,
  I not only shipped a product, but I also had the
  authority to recall a product which I did. I also
  have a patent pending for a feature that over 2
  million users use every day.
• Does this sound extraordinary to you?
  Unbelievable perhaps? Because it doesnt to me.
  Not at Microsoft.
• At this point, Id like to introduce to fellow
  alumni Ilya Brown and Michael Hilsdale to share
  with you their ordinary extraordinary Microsoft
  experiences.

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• Microsoft hires for all different positions
  finance, marketing, technical documentation, but
  today at this event we are focusing on these
  three positions.
• Unfortunately, the names arent terribly
  descriptive, so let me do my best to tell you
  what those positions mean to me
• Program Managers are the people who are
  responsible for the product, but they dont
  manage people directly. A program manager has to
  be able to solve problems quickly and creatively,
  to coordinate different teams, to do identify
  what needs to be done for a product to ship, and
  make it happen. Program Managers typically design
  features. Program Managers are a technical
  position since they work very closely with
  Developers.
• Software Design Engineer this one is easy. Its
  really just a fancy word for a development
  engineer. These are the people who write the code
  that enables Microsoft to ship great products.
• Software Design Engineer in Test Develop Test
  plans, Works closely with the PM and Dev to come
  up with tools, the automation, the process to
  ensure that the product is of quality for the
  customer. Its more than just QA - It combines
  building with breaking. These are the people who
  ensure that

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• Theres not really much to say about this slide
  other than whats up there already. I will say
  this
• 1. From my experience of living in Silicon
  Valley, Microsoft really does pay better than
  average salaries when I compare with some of my
  friends.
• 2. My friends really like that I gift them
  Microsoft software. Considering that I can buy
  Xbox games for 20 yeah, theyre jealous.
• Other than that, Microsoft has great benefits. In
  fact, Ed Helms will help explain this in the
  upcoming video.