Microsoft - Graduate Jobs, Careers and Employment

At Microsoft it's all about the future. About new ways to learn, new markets, new ideas on how technology can change lives and help people realise how to fulfil their potential. Think Zune, think Xbox 360, think Windows Live. Microsoft has created products that have changed the way we live, work and play. They have also created an environment where talented, ambitious people can do their best.

Everything is set up to help you do your best work - and have fun doing it. The kind of people who flourish in this environment are natural communicators with inquisitive natures, a passion for technology and an instinctive understanding of customers.

Student & Graduate Programmes

Microsoft's student placement programmes offer 48 weeks of real work, on projects that matter to Microsoft. There are opportunities to push yourself and the freedom to really shape your experiences here.

Microsoft's graduate programmes and the Microsoft Academy for University Hires (MACH) put your future firmly in your hands. You do real work on major projects. Your ideas are listened to. Your opinions are respected. There may also be opportunities to travel internationally. And whether you're in sales, marketing or a technical field, you get support from expert training and mentoring in your chosen specialism, which really empowers you to do your best work.

Disciplines
MACH and graduate programmes: Technical, Sales and Marketing.
Student placements programmes: Account Management, Business Operations, Development, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Technical Consulting, Technical Product Support

Locations
MACH and graduate programmes: Reading and London
Student placements programmes: Reading and London

Entry Level
MACH and graduate programmes: 2.1 degree in any discipline.
Student placement programmes: anyone attending a UK higher education establishment whose course includes a requirement for spending time in employment.

How to apply
Find out more and apply online at www.microsoft.com/uk/graduates