Internship Opportunity from Microsoft for Undergraduate and Masters Students in Bahrain

Microsoft is offering a six-month internship opportunity for undergraduate and master's students in Bahrain. The internship offers a comprehensive training program that offers globally recognized Microsoft technical and professional certifications, and on-the-job training to include mentoring, coaching job shadowing, and real-life scenario assignments. The nationalization internship targets top Bahraini students in their last year of university with a preference to candidates with a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) background.

Phase one: Onboarding & Skilling Bootcamp.

• Onboarding and introduction to Microsoft’s mission, culture, strategy & structure.
• Technical skilling to obtain globally recognized Microsoft technical certifications.
• Professional and soft skilling courses & internationally recognized certifications in project management, change management, effective interpersonal skills, creativity and innovation, time management, alongside a set of other professional skills required by the job market.

Phase two: On-the-job training:

• Joining a specific department in Microsoft for on-the-job shadowing and training.
• Mentorship and coaching sessions.
• Supporting Microsoft teams in digital transformation projects.
• Advanced technology training including AI, Machine Learning & Cloud Computing.
• Participate in Microsoft Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

Roles during the On-the-job training phase include but are not limited to:

• Commercial Executive.
• Technical Specialist.
• Sales Specialist.
• Customer Success Manager.
• Customer Engineer.

• Bahraini National.
• Student or recent graduate within 12 months of graduation or graduated within the last 12 months.
• Bachelor or Master's degree (with preference to candidates with STEM major).
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Passionate about Technology.

Preferred Skills:

• Team Player: driving digital transformation with customers is a team sport. Microsoft needs teammates who can stay focused on customers' satisfaction while operating in a highly collaborative and global organization.
• Growth Mindset: Ultimately, you're open to the ideas of others, where the success of others does not diminish your own.
• Customer Obsessed: you learn about your customers and their businesses with a beginner's mind and then bring solutions that meet their needs.
• Diverse & Inclusive: You don't just value differences, you seek them out and invite them in.

About Microsoft:

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best-known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.

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