Microsoft

About Microsoft

To some, Microsoft’s early vision of  “a PC on every desk and in every home” must have seemed like science fiction. But Bill Gates was passionate about this idea when he founded Microsoft in 1975. Today this vision is very nearly a reality.

Microsoft powers 90% of the world’s PCs, helping people do everything from sending e-mails, managing their music collections and photos or running businesses around the world. The company are passionate about technology as they they are proud to admit: "...we take on big challenges, and pride ourselves on seeing them through so that as a company we continue to make an impact with the next generation of technology".

Microsoft boasts a vast portfolio of products and services, ranging from software like Windows Vista and Microsoft Office, to the Live Search search engine and the Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service – and a whole host of other stuff besides, including running the UK’s leading information portal, MSN.co.uk plus Xbox, the leading games console.

Microsoft was named the top European workplace among companies with more than 500 employees in the 2008 List of the Best Workplaces in Europe.

If you’re interested in a career at Microsoft please visit the career section of their website.  Microsoft also offers work placements lasting up to 48 weeks and information can be found on the website.

Other resources can be located on the graduate / intern recruiting pages.

Click here to view Microsoft's “great place to work” video.

Sector: Computer Software, Hardware, Publishing, Video Games.
Website: www.microsoft.com