[Welcome to I Want Her Job's second Women at Microsoft Week! We're celebrating the female force behind the company as we lead up to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, beginning Wednesday in Phoenix. If you're going to be there be sure to tweet us @iwantherjob. Today's article is the second in a series of four that will help you find out what it's like — and how you can — land your dream job at one of the biggest companies changing the face of business.]
Some women know their career calling from the time they’re a little girl. Others start a job out of college, quickly departing for a gig that’s a better fit. Today’s Leading Lady found her perfect job through a career exploration class that led to an insightful job shadowing experience in public relations. After joining the industry, Angela Romei worked with Microsoft on and off for many years, as the Fortune 100 company was a client of hers. Now on the client-side, Angela has found her never-want-to-leave dream job that offers plenty of variety.
As a public relations and marketing communications manager at Microsoft, it’s Angela’s job to tell tech giant Microsoft’s story, and humanize the company to help make it more relatable to future employees. Through the stories she tells and the people she reaches on the Microsoft JobsBlog, as well as the Women at Microsoft Facebook page and @MicrosoftWomen Twitter presence, she aims to connect with prospective employees.
And if you’re a woman in tech looking for a job that puts a high priority on work-life balance, take note. “We [at Microsoft] are given a lot of autonomy and flexibility,” Angela says. “We have the freedom, independence, support and all the resources we need to chart the career path we want, to create the workplace environment that works for us and to launch programs that support and help one another.”
And although Angela will candidly tell you work/life balance is still a challenge for her, at I Want Her Job, we’re quite taken with her formula for creating balance: values, priorities and adapting. Read on to see how you can apply her tips, to see why every woman in tech should consider a job at Microsoft and how hot yoga can be the cure-all to any nonstop mind.