Beyond improving my technical skills through web development using ReactJS, my major goal for the New Technologist internship is mentorship. This mentorship includes networking with both engineering and non-engineering staff at Microsoft, knowing the day-to-day activities of a software engineer, and the mission of the Company.
Last week, I had a meeting with one of my Project Management coach, who has worked in both engineering and Project Management, to discuss her experience of Project or product managers at Microsoft and how entry-level Software engineering positions at Microsoft are.
During my 1:1 sync with my mentor, I requested my mentor to make introductions to some of my mentor’s networks working with Cloud, Microservices, Mobile, and Web development at Microsoft. These meetings will be a time to not only ask about what roles they do but also know the day to day activities in these roles. Furthermore, they will be an opportunity to learn about the work culture at Microsoft.
Additionally, during the Pizza and Personal Development session today, we had the Corporate Vice President of Substrate Platform share the work culture at Microsoft and how the various internship projects we are working on fit in Microsoft’s mission: to empower every person on the planet to achieve more.
Although I would have easily and traditionally achieved my goal above had the internship been in person, I am working around my virtual internship office to reap the same results. These meetings have been an opportunity to achieve my mentorship goal. Part of my technical development included developing a web application using ReactJS and Typescript, which I hope to meet in the next weeks of the internship.
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