Category Archives: Career

While positions in the Dev/Test discipline at Microsoft are straightforward to understand for newcomers, this is not exactly true for the PM (program management) discipline. It’s not the same thing as project management and relies much more on a technical side.   … Continue reading →

Last Friday I had the opportunity to present at the Microsoft Imagine Cup Innovation Accelerator Workshop, in Mountain View, CA. The presentation was related to insights and experiences, as a former Imagine Cup competitor and short-experienced entrepreneur, on what make … Continue reading →

  A couple of weeks ago, the first Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Summit took place here in Redmond, in which some of the most talented (and luckiest) student partners of the world had a chance to get in touch with … Continue reading →

  Today, a co-worker gracefully summarized 5 points he believes are essential to deliver a high-quality technical presentation. I believe he wouldn’t mind if I share them with you: Set up the current situation; Describe the "problem" you are solving … Continue reading →

  While the cold (re)starts to strike Redmond/Seattle this fall, we had, last week, the annual Microsoft Company Meeting. When I think about "meetings", the first things that come to my mind are meeting rooms and people around a table. … Continue reading →

  In a previous blog post, I’ve embedded a video in which some of the Microsoft perks (fancy name for employee benefits) were presented. Today, I’ve found another perk which is not very evident at first but is a very … Continue reading →

  Microsoft Corporation is looking for new hires in Brazil, for positions in Redmond/USA. It’s your chance to join the team! The complete details follow below. []s— AFurtado The statements or testimonies I offer in this post represent my own … Continue reading →

  Here you have a typical question that would be asked to you during a Microsoft job interview: "People in a given building are complaining that an elevator (or lift, as you wish) is taking too long to move people … Continue reading →

  In a previous post, I commented about one of the greatest concerns I had before joining Microsoft, which was how deep I’d feel myself as a tiny fish in such a big ocean, with so many people (86k+) much … Continue reading →

  Comfort zones are those in which you feel yourself stable enough in your career so that you avoid taking risks (actually taking any efforts at all) to move the next level up. It doesn’t mean you are mediocre. On … Continue reading →