Breaking Into Software

Interview with Nichole Kurz from Microsoft's Intern Recruiting Team

Breaking Into Software

Show Notes

In this episode I interviewed Nichole Kurz, she works with Microsoft's University Recruiting Team and has been at the company for ten years! We talked about their entry-level program (the explorer internship) and how things will be different for intern recruiting and interviewing due to the virtual format this year.

Find out more about Nichole Kurz at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichole-kurz/

Her personal consulting website is https://nkcoaching.net/

Follow Microsoft's internship opportunities at https://careers.microsoft.com/students/us/en

Find me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-a-hudson/ and get more info at https://www.breakingintosoftware.com/

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