Jaytea

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Microsoft internship referral

Hello everyone microsoft recently opened their sales internship program. I don’t have that many connections at all to all the big tech companies since I’m from a non target and a referral would help greatly.

I’m not really the smartest but I am disciplined that I even got a return offer to work part time at my current “tech sales” job. If you would like to. I would love to hop on the phone and ask questions about your day to day experiences at Microsoft.

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YOE: 1 yr

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jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Good luck.
Only thing I can tell you about Microsoft is that 2 of the worst bosses I ever had came from there. One of them was amongst the most toxic people I've ever met.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

😆

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

JT's got some Jim Jones shit going on right here.

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

I interviewed once with Salesforce, and the manager there was toxic af. I wonder if it is with the bigger companies, or just my luck.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

I think there's something about the big orgs. The toxic ones can more easily hide. If there are 100 people, personalities show through a lot more. If there are thousands, then as long as they produce/perform they just get by.

Jaytea

Catalyst

N/A

Hmmm I thought they were pretty stress free. But I'm willing to take the chance.

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

Call me: Jenny 867 5309

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

oh man...I have had so much success calling Jenny. She's a winner!

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I interviewed with Microsoft years ago for a high level sales role. I got in the door by cold calling the DM, who I had to hunt down through 3 other people (sales, HR, and recruiters). I got to the 2nd round of interviews (=trip to Redmond, WA) by being BOLD and asking for the job.

I ended up being #2 only because the top candidate was on Obama's Technology Transition Team. Lesson learn - F'n Obama.

Real lesson learned - M'soft people want you to be bold. Don't just knock on the door - pound it down. Be bold. If you just "hit submit" online, you will NEVER get the job.

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

Thanks Obama

saaskicker

Tycoon

Enterprise AE

First: LinkedIn Search: Microsoft, click "Employees". Select 1 of the 225,781 people who work at Microsoft. Ask them.

Second: when asking for a referral (both anonymous and non-anonymous) why would you say "I'm not really the smartest"

Third: 74.5% of sales and interviewing for sales is selling yourself. you're only hurting yourself by adding that in.

Revenue_Rambo

Politicker

Director, Revenue Enablement

MS definitely wants people that work smart not necessarily hard. They don’t call it the lazy M for nothing.

Jaytea

Catalyst

-1

N/A

I've been doing that on blind it's been working!

oldcloser

Arsonist

💀

Well, clearly you know better.

Revenue_Rambo

Politicker

Director, Revenue Enablement

Ask yourself this… What about Microsoft makes you want to work for them?

Ok now do this… go to microsoft.com

Does that reason show up on the home page?

Probably not. Why? Because as you can see Microsoft’s #1 focus is sales/revenue. Not philanthropy, not employees, not customer satisfaction.

braintank

Politicker

Enterprise Account Executive

This is an anonymous forum, hard to get referrals.
I suggest you try https://www.teamblind.com/

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

Text me at
Text +1 (310) 861-2685 Just ask for Tony! Toni! Tone!

Jaytea

Catalyst

-7

N/A

I hope u don't close any deals next quarter and u have a very sad Christmas

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

Docusign went out today baby, sorry.

Diablo

Politicker

Sr. AE

All the best! Hope you can find someone who can help.

pirate

Big Shot

Account Executive

Microsoft is the most toxic place I have ever worked for ever. Empire of Evil.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Not surprised, based on my experience with leaders that were ex-MS.
Can you elaborate at all? Definitely curious

pirate

Big Shot

Account Executive

Sure, so, one week in I started having calls with this lady who wasn't my direct manager, no one's direct manager but had good relationship with directors. Every week she would roast me about if I knew how to do my job... I called myself a seller in once call and she was like no don't you even know what it means to be an AE. AE and seller is a totally different job description. And do I even know how to do my job.... I had 2 years of AE experience but also the role was pretty junior. Then it was pandemic and everyone worked remote. She said I might be too young for this position and that I should talk to HR if I am allowed to drive to the office (note lockdowns were on and I was within 2 hours of the office)... It just broke me down. My direct manager was super, however she and this lady were going for the same director position so if my direct manager or any 8 people under her did anything wrong, this lady would stir up so much shit and say how my manager (she) is x nationality and incompetent.I once had to present about a customer a month in... I wasn't sure how to. This lady who was roasting me intended to throw me under a bus. Luckily I found Enterprise savage who helped me out and did a great presentation. Kicked ass. The roast lady was unhappy. Then I started in May... Got my books in August (MS financial year) and then they told me in September that I wasn't performing. Then I quit, burned all bridges, filed grievance with HR documenting everything and asked for resignation period to be extended while I looked for jobs.Basically because it was discrimination, I guess they were trying to keep me quiet. In the end, a year after I left, my direct manager who was super got the director spot and this lady who roasted me was demoted. I felt so broken for months though.SO DO NOT WORK FOR MICROSOFT IT IS AN EMPIRE OF EVIL.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Wow. Thanks for breaking that down. Sorry you had to go through that, and glad you're onto better things.
Fuck that lady.

pirate

Big Shot

Account Executive

Ha a bit of a rant there 🤣 yeah she is awful but what comes around goes around and she didn't get promotion and I am aggressively competing against MS and telling everyone to do the same.... so on to the greener pastures

LambyCorn

Arsonist

A mfkn E

my dad is bill gates i will get you in touch with him - he is out right now buying more farmland in the US or creating lab meat but he will get back to you once he is done experimenting vaxxines

GDO

Politicker

BDM

Good luck! Normally you get referred by people whe actually know you and that give a stamp of approval.