Tech Mentorship: How Ume Slayed Her Way Into Microsoft 👀
with Ume Habiba
Manny Duenas
June 04, 2024
Read time: 3 minutes
Welcome Mentees 🐼
If you were here last week, you’d know we've been cooking up a career newsletter – and here it is! This newsletter will be packed with insider resources and goodies from professionals and peers who made it into tech.
Let’s jump right into it 👇️
Today’s Menu
The Tech Breakdown: Microsoft SWE Internship
Meet Your Tech Mentor: Ume Habiba
Main Quest: The route to Microsoft
No Tech Gatekeeping: Unlock the resources to help you get on your mentors level
Meme of the week
THE TECH BREAKDOWN
Microsoft SWE Internship
Well, well, well. We all know big tech pays well 🤑 , even for interns, but did you know the package comes with even more benefits? Here’s a breakdown:
💰️ Pay: $45.52 per hour (Or $7,890 per month)
🤩 Benefits: $10,000 housing, $1,200 transportation & Relocation
🌆 Where: Redmond, WA
MEET YOUR TECH MENTOR
This Week’s Mentor: Ume Habiba
Name: Ume Habiba
University: University of Maryland, College Park
Career Level: Student
Major: Computer Science
Essential Courses: CMSC132 (Intermediate OOP in Java), CMSC216 (Computer Systems), STAT400
Job Title: Microsoft SWE Intern
Fun Fact: I love traveling!
Aspiring: Product Management
MAIN QUEST
📚️ Ume’s Pathway to Microsoft
💎 3 Golden Nuggets from Ume 💎
Career fairs are a great way to get 1:1 time with recruiters and ambassadors to give you a leg up in the recruiting process.
Value all experiences, whether they are unpaid internships, personal projects, or hackathons, you can always add them to your resume.
Take any and every opportunity that comes your way. Somewhere along the way, you might discover new passions or even learn that what you thought you’d enjoy doing is not what you actually enjoy!
NO TECH GATEKEEPING
📚️ Ume’s Recommended Resources
Get on Ume’s level by utilizing some of the resources she used to break into Microsoft.
MEME
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