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Newbie Day 2

January 4, 2007 at 5:55 pm ·
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Today was a very techy day. Half of the time I had to double-check abbreviations because I totally had no clue what they meant. I think this company is a paradise for people who love TLAs. Sometimes when you overhear conversations in the hallway, it looks like they speak a totally different language.

We had a lot of tutorials, about how to make conference calls and all sorts of practical things to get around. Also a lot of tool demos and guidelines about security precautions and issues alike. Very informative. I still have a lot to configure.

I passed my test on Enterprise Search (with SharePoint) this morning before the second newbie day started. I left home at 6.45 AM so I’d be early and still have time to get it done. Score! Now I can start the other courses and make some progress. Next on the list is “Smart Dealmaking at Microsoft”, a course that’s designed to ensure that Microsoft’s sales organization has a general understanding of some of the key compliance issues that impact the success and effectiveness of the sales deals we make at Microsoft. Specifically, this course covers 1) revenue recognition issues; 2) information about, and ways to avoid, unauthorized side agreements; 3) basic fundamentals and requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and 4) licensing information to ensure that customers do not inadvertently misuse their volume license agreement because of confusion or misinformation.

Looking forward to learning about that. I’ll do it in the morning before the third and last newbie day starts. Tomorrow we have sessions about training and development at Microsoft and an introduction on licensing. It’s going to be a short session day, so I’ll get to spend the rest of the time exploring more courses online.

Ahmet said,

January 4, 2007 @ 8:20 pm

How long are you going to be a ‘newbie’? One week or one month?

As I can see in MIcrosoft is really interesting, specially when someone is new overthere. All the Best with Learning and Understanding, of course.

coolz0r said,

January 4, 2007 @ 9:20 pm

Well, I started at December 11th and my boss gave me a crash course to get around. But Microsoft ’saves up’ some newbies to then invite them all at once to follow the introduction days. That way they don’t have to do it 7 times with just a few days in between. It saves time. I’m a newbie until I learn enough about the company and until I’ve finished all my courses. Not because they say so, but because I think that until that point, you’re not really eligible to ‘talk the talk’. I’m a fast learner. I’ll be on full speed before the counter in the sidebar hits zero and Vista is launched :)

Robin Wauters said,

January 4, 2007 @ 10:05 pm

Really cool you’re sharing your experiences at the MS Brainwashing Sessions :)

No seriously, keep it up, it’s good stuff.

Ahmet said,

January 4, 2007 @ 11:03 pm

Sounds logical (ahh i’m learning german almost one year, and I want something in English to write, from my Brain came German sentenc, Excuse me).

It’s eigentlich ;) actually..Actually is super thinking. Than you will be capable to solve almost everything and to “talk the talk”. It is the most important part of the story, called Vista (to explain why and because :)

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