. >> HEY, FRIENDS. WELCOME BACK
WE'RE BACK AND ABOUT TO DIVE INTO
TO TWEET YOUR QUESTIONS AT HASHTAG
BE ANSWERING THEM HERE ON STAGE.
IN THE ROOM. WE HAVE THREE BLACK
NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY
>> YEAH, YES. >> AND I HAVE TO SAY
WHETHER IT BE BUILD OR ANY OF THE
OF PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME. THERE'S
WHEN I GO TO THE MALL, I SEE WHAT
LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
BUSINESS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE IT
AND BIG COMPANIES FELT LIKE THE
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? IS
SO, YES. >> HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
I WAS ON AN ONLINE MOBILE BANKING
AND GOT INTO MICROSOFT THAT WAY.
BANKING COMPANY. YOU HAVE AN MBA.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. >> UH-HUH.
GET TO MICROSOFT, OR DO YOU FEEL
>> AT THAT POINT IN TIME IN MY LIFE
I NEEDED. BUT I FIGURED IT WAS STUFF
TO CODING BOOT CAMPS. THERE'S A
THERE. >> UH-HUH. IT FEELS LIKE,
SHE'S GOT A MASTER'S DEGREE AND
A MASTER'S DEGREE, IS THAT A NECESSARY
BE IN TECH WITHOUT THOSE CREDENTIALS?
YOU WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
YOURSELF AND WHERE DO YOU WORK?
I'M THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT MICROSOFT
ORGANIZATION. AND I SPECIFICALLY
YOUR BACKGROUND IS COMPUTER SCIENCE.
AND THEN SWITCHED OVER TO INTERDISCIPLINARY
I'M PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE.
YOU'RE PRESENTING WHEN YOU HAVE
TIME? >> ON THE WEEKENDS. >> ON
SCIENCE. I DID SOFTWARE ENGINEERING.
THERE WAS A PROGRAM I LEARNED ABOUT.
AND THAT HELPED ME GET BACK INTO
BACK INTO TECH? >> YEAH. SO I STARTED
SCHOOL. I STARTED OFF DURING MY
THE TEELS TEAM AT MICROSOFT TEACHING
BECAUSE OF THAT GROUP I WAS IN,
AND I WAS ABLE TO GO OFF TO COLLEGE
THEN MAKE THAT SWITCH AND THEN COME
>> SO YOU'RE HERE AS A HIGH SCHOOL
>> THAT'S VERY COOL. >> YEAH. >>
OF WASHINGTON. >> YES. >> WAS THERE
AROUND FOR PEOPLE TO MIRE? >> YES.
VISITING AT THE CAREER CENTER AND
REMEMBER MICROSOFT RECRUITER WALKING
>> NO. >> WHERE DID YOU GO HE TO
AROUND LOOKING FOR PEOPLE? >> NO.
THERE TO RECRUIT. FOR ME I FELT
BY GOING TO EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
LOVED MEETING A LOT OF WOMEN IN
INSPIRED ME TO WORK FOR A BIG CORPORATION.
ARE YOU WORKING IN? >> I WORK WITH
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL
COME TO MICROSOFT, THOUGH, YOU REALIZE
130, 000 PEOPLE. >> YES. >> WHEN
OH, YOU KNOW, FORGET IT, I'M GOING
ABOUT THE OTHER GROUPS AND THE OTHER
NOT WANT TO DO THAT YOUR ENTIRE
WE SUPPORT OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY
TO SEE WHAT DEVELOPERS ARE DOING
GET BLOCKED AND WE CAN UNBLOCK THEM
AND SAY THIS FEATURE WILL BE NICE
THIS OR THIS IS AN ISSUE CUSTOMERS
THAT INTERACTIVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
PLATFORMS. >> I KNOW THAT ALL OF
DONE NOW THAT YOU'RE IN MICROSOFT
IMPORTANT IS MENTORSHIP. I'LL START
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE AND SMOOTH
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
DON'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IT LOOKS
YOUR JOURNEY EACH IF -- EVEN IF
I APPRECIATE YOUR LINKED IN. THAT
TOP OF MIND. >> THANK YOU. >> I
OF MENTORSHIP ALSO HAVING A GROUP
INSTANCES, ARE YOU THE ONLY PERSON
FIND -- HOW DO YOU FIND COPING MECHANISM?
SO, YEAH, I'M -- I BELIEVE THERE
ME IN MY TEAM. BUT I LIKE TO BE
TO FIND MY PEOPLE. AND I DO THAT
>> I LIKE YOU SAID FIND MY PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT COLOR.
>> WE HAVE THESE ENERGIZE RESOURCE
VETERANS AT MICROSOFT. YOUR PEOPLE
THEY CAN BE INTERSECTION AL. >>
GROUPS. SINGLE PARENTS AT WHATEVER
RIGHT? SO ONCE YOU FIND YOUR PEOPLE,
AROUND THE COMPANY. >> RIGHT. >>
>> I KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE CHAT
THIS COMPANY SOMETIMES. >> YEAH.
YOURSELF COPING? >> I TEND TO REACH
KNOW AS WELL. LIKE THERE'S CERTAIN
OF MY TEAM AND THESE LADIES THAT
OR OTHER MEASURES LIKE THAT. >>
THAT WE MAY BE FOCUSED ON GENDER
WE'LL JUST WRITE THE CODE. THE CODE
IT? IS IT ABOUT COLOR OR IS THIS
>> IT'S CULTURE SLUABSOLUTELY. I
IT'S ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.
A WHITE MALE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME
WHITE WOMAN. IT'S WHO IS HELPING
WHETHER IT'S PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL.
TIME WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE AND THEY'RE
NO MATTER WHERE THEY'RE FROM, OH,
>> YEAH. >> AND THEN YOU VIBE. >>
I'M AT A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE
WHO WORKS IN SEATTLE OR MICROSOFT
TO GET INTO THE COMPANY AND THEY
>> THAT'S REALLY COOL. BECAUSE NOW
>> I'M SURE YOU HAVE TO GO AND INSTALL
TO DO THAT AT THANKSGIVING DINNER.
A FREE COPY OF OFFICE. [ LAUGHING
AT MY FAMILY. ONE OF THE THINGS
MENTIONED YOU HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP
TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR CAREER?
PREPARED AND MAKING SURE IF AN OPPORTUNITY
YOU MAY WAKE UP TOMORROW AND HAVE
AT MICROSOFT TOMORROW. MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE DOING WHATEVER YOU NEED
YOUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS. >> I THINK
LET THEIR LIVES SOMETIMES HAPPEN
CAUSES THEM TO JUST SIMPLY LET THINGS
TALK ABOUT HOW LUCK IS OPPORTUNITY
AND THEY'RE LIKE, WOW, THEY WORK
MICROSOFT. I'VE ACTUALLY MET A YOUNG
CONFERENCE. WE MET, CHAT, WALKED
BEING AT THE CONFERENCE MADE HIM
THE CONFERENCE WAS HIS TRANSCRIBE.
HIS TRANSIBE. HOW CAN WE GET HIM
WE'LL BE HERE ALL DAY. IF YOU CAN
ALSO ONE DAY BE HERE AS WELL. >>
RIGHT. >> YES. >> UNA POLOGETICALLY
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, SHOOT FOR
IN. TWITTER IS MY PLACE. >> RIGHT.
BIT. >> JUST A LITTLE. >> BUT IT'S
A TRANSCRIBE THERE? >> YES. I THINK
ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND
SETTING AND BEING ABLE TO LEARN
THEIR EXPERTISE. AND BEING ABLE
AND ALSO JUST SHARING OPPORTUNITIES.
ALWAYS TRY TO RESHARE IT OR TAG
YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT. USE MY
KNOW THIS PERSON AT THIS COMPANY.
USING THAT TO SPONSOR PEOPLE OR
THROUGH THE DOOR. >> THAT WORD SPONSORSHIP
POST TRANSITIVE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP.
HER, THEREFORE WE'RE COOL. SO WE
>> WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT OPENING
INTERVIEW. CRACKING THE DOOR OPEN.
YOU JUST LEAVE THE DOOR CRACKED
DO TO LEND OUR PRIVILEGE TO OTHER
HAVE SOME PRIVILEGE NOW THAT WE'RE
KNOW SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE AT
BE A MANAGER OR HAVE A CERTAIN TITLE
NOT NECESSARILY TRUE. WHEREVER YOU'RE
OR INFLUENCE OF SOMEONE WITHIN YOUR
WAY. SO DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE
NOW. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
MORE POWER THAN WE REALIZE, NO MATTER
AND WE CAN OFFER OUR PERSPECTIVE
HOPEFULLY INSPIRE THEM TO COME AND
COME AND LEARN ABOUT LEAP, WHICH
PROGRAMS WE HAVE AT MICROSOFT? >>
SANTOS ON LINKED IN OR GO TO INDUSTRY
IS SOME ACRONYM THAT I DON'T KNOW
-- I CAN MAKE UP SOMETHING GOOD.
WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO TALK
WOULD LIKE TO HIRE SOME LEAPERS,
PROCESS. >> WHEN YOU SAY HIRE SOME
IS AN APPRENTICESHIP. DOES EVERYBODY
NOT HOW IT WORKS. I WISH IT WAS.
GIVEN A PROJECT AND IT'S A GREATABLE
AND LEARN ABOUT THAT TEAM AND THEIR
>> SO IF YOU DO THE A. [ -- APPRENTICESHIP
IT'S STILL A TIME YOU'RE WORKING
PRONJECT? >> YES. YOU'RE WORKING
PROGRAM. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TRYING TO MEET
-- TAKE INFORMATION AND JUST DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK WITH PEOPLE
WAY THEY WANT TO GO. >> AND THEN
LIKE AN INTERVIEW OR A JOB, OR YOU
AROUND AND SAYING I LIKE TO WORK
CHANGE DISCIPLINES. YOU'RE WORKING
EXPERIENCE. THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO
THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT MICROSOFT
THREE JOBS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
THE NEXT STEP IS GOING TO BE? YOU'VE
WORK. IS THAT GOING TO BE YOUR JOB?
>> ONE DAY. [ LAUGHING ]. >> YOU
SURELY DO. I FIND ALL OF THE STUFF
AUDIENCE WHO IS STARING AT US AND
[ LAUGHING ]. >> WE HAVE SOMEONE
APPRECIATE THE TALK ABOUT CULTURE.
BE VISIBLE. >> YEAH. >> AND TO BE
YOUR FULL SELF IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS
BE YOURSELF AT MICROSOFT, RIGHT?
ONLINE ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF CODE
MICROSOFT JOB MODE AND BE A CERTAIN
YOU'RE SMILING. DO YOU HAVE TO BE
>> A LITTLE BIT. I SOMETIMES HAVE
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY AND
WHAT ABOUT YOU, YOU'RE SMILING?
FOR SOMEONE WHO IS JUST ENTERING
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE
ARE HUGE AT MICROSOFT. MAKING SURE
POSSIBLE AND YOU MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY
LOVE WE'RE FINDING SPONSORSHIP AND
YOU SO MUCH FOR CHATTING WITH US.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MIND BLOWING
>> THANK . >> WE'LL SHOW YOU TWO
ATTENDEES, WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE
FOUNDED IN THE YEAR OF 2000. WE'RE
IS GOING ON. >> SLUABSOLUTELY. THIS
OF YOU MICROSOFT ATTEND DES, YOU
DO IT. >> LET'S DO IT. >> ALL RIGHT.
SO TELL US ABOUT MOPOP FOR THOSE
THE MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE. WE LOVE
GAMES. WE LOVE FASHION. WE LOOK
GALLERIES ABOUT SCIENCE FICTION
I'M REALLY DIGGING THE ROOM WE'RE
EVERYBODY WHERE WE ARE. >> THIS
YOU CAN PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME HERE.
THAT'S IN HERE. SHOULD WE GO CHECK
>> LET'S DO IT. >> OH, MY GOD. THIS
IN SEATTLE AT THE BEAUTIFUL WINGS
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF FAMILIAR. >>
THAT, THE THING MOVES AROUND. IT'S
FOR ME. YOU CAN FEEL IT JUST WITH
GOING TO BE AN EAGLE OVER WASHINGTON.
KNOW WHAT THIS FEELS LIKE. >> DO
IT OUT? >> LET'S DO IT. >> OKAY.
THAT WAS AWESOME. I LOVED IT. >>
OVER WASHINGTON. >> IT DID. >> AND