Microsoft internal transfer as new grad after internship
Jan 31
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Hi
I recently got an offer from Microsoft for a service engineering intern role. I am really glad to get the offer. However, I would like the options to switch role to be a software engineer as new grad. I did apply for swe internship roles but I got resume rejected from those. After this internship I will only have 1 semester left to graduate.
I was wondering, how difficult would it be to transfer to a different role (mostly a software engineering role) when I graduate? And what should I be doing to make sure I can do one smoothly, apart from leetcoding? Should I be reaching out to people I know at Microsoft (I have few friends and mentors working as swe in different teams), recruiters ?
Thanks
TC: intern so 🥜
Yoe: still in school
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To be honest, switching roles can be difficult. If you have other options for the role you want, seriously consider those and get experience in that path. If you really want to work at Microsoft then start reapplying for Software Engineer roles in a year while you still have new grad status and you can apply for university jobs.
If things don’t work out the way you want, most companies…I believe Microsoft and Google are both included…consider University candidates within 2 years from graduation. So you can apply to both University positions where your competition are University candidates and you can apply to the positions that are open to everyone.
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