Tag: Digital Skills
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The joy of learning: How our data science bootcamps empower women
In July, I began a new role at Microsoft, which has meant that I have spent most of the summer feeling like the new girl at school. It can be an unsettling feeling, after a long time knowing exactly what to do in almost every situation, to suddenly feeling that you know very little.
5 employee engagement tips to help your team upskill and prepare for the future workplace
Never in a million years did I dream I’d be working in a technology company. Not given my degree in the distinctly non-techy field of Political Science. When I first started at Microsoft, I was only 19, scared to enter the workforce, and unsure how I could positively impact my team.
3 steps to evolving healthcare in the cloud
We’re going to be sharing a story every week for the 12 weeks of summer, showing you how healthcare organisations are using technology to transform patient outcomes and increase productivity.
Overcoming societal issues by thinking digital
A few weeks ago, Microsoft and Reason Digital, a business that uses technology to overcome societal issues, teamed up with charities across Manchester to think digital. What technologies can make the workplace more accessible? How does Microsoft help charities in the modern world?
Another one bites the dust: How schools can improve the digital skills gender gap
Learning digital skills is a must for navigating modern life. But closing the gender gap starts at school, with the support of companies like Microsoft.
How to recruit digital-savvy generations
Find out how to create engaging employees. Take a look at recruitment, re- and up-skilling, and apprenticeships and the expectations of future generations.
The impact of an intern: Campus 101
An intern talks about their experience at Microsoft, and how he takes part in outreach to help increase diversity and inclusion.
Creating social impact at Microsoft
Find out how Tech Pathways ensures no one is left as the world embarks on a digital journey, and how they encourage young adults to consider a tech career.
Microsoft Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships: My Story
A blog by Tom Light, focusing on apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships at Microsoft and his experience in Microsoft’s Early in Career community. I owe a lot to the Microsoft apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships programme.
A day in the life of a Marketing Communications Intern
Interested in a role in Marketing Communications? Sophie Marriott, a Marketing Communications Intern at Microsoft, shares what a day in the life of her role looks like and what it’s been like adjusting from university life.