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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.
Women in IT: Happy Mother’s Day to the thousands of working moms at Microsoft
Today we’d like to celebrate all of the mothers at Microsoft – women throughout the company who strike the delicate balance of being a rockstar at work AND on the homefront. Check out our snapshot of Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Display Advertising Experiences, Anshu Khurana. Later today, look for some shorter profiles of working moms at Microsoft on our social media.Anshu, have you learned any lessons from your children that serve you well at work?
Patience. With two kids under age 5, I am now a more patient person. With kids you have to stop, listen, and explain the tiniest of details. You can incorporate that quality into your personality, and it shows at work. Also, being a mom, I am more compassionate and empathetic. So if other folks around me are going through personal stuff and need space, I find that I am more sympathetic.Jobs in IT: passion, process & positive stress at Microsoft Silicon Valley
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Sean Turner started to intern at Intel during high school. By the time that he headed to USC for a degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science, Sean already had more insight into life and career in Silicon Valley than many mid-career professionals.As Sean neared college graduation, he decided to explore other corners of the Valley and chose to intern at Microsoft Silicon Valley (MSV). He says, "I wasn't sure where I wanted to work in the longer-run, but I was interested in creating tools to help other devs excel and Microsoft seemed like the place to go."
Of the 800 or so annual interns at Microsoft, a handful of them are located at MSV. Upon arrival on campus, Sean instantly became part of a tight-knit group. He reminisces, "We were all good friends. We were inseparable and even took trips together on the weekends."
