Building software that matters (BetterSoftware 2013)
Alexander Wagner Microsoft Referenz ATM
1. Internship @ Microsoft, August –September 2014
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Intern: AlexanderWagner
ATM: Noemi Fogarasi
Soft skillscompetencies:
ADAPTABILITY
Your comments:
Alex isa proactive person,showingalotof interestintechystuff.He is notdisturbedby
changingcircumstancesandmakes the mostout of eachsituation.He isa verydirectperson
and that isrefreshingattimes.
COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION
Drivesalignmentandteamworkwithinateam, department,oracross organizational boundaries.
Combinesresourcesandjoinseffortstoachieve company-wide goals.
Your comments:
His activitywithinthe teamwasverywelcome.He wassortof the bigbrotherfor everyone in
the team,whichwas reallynice tosee.Hiscollaborationskillsare verygood,isapproaches
people withease andtalksfluentRomaniandespitehavinggrownup inGermany.He isa
resourceful guy,andhada protective attitude towardthe team, while alsomainliningavery
constructive attitude,andtakingonmultiple difficulttechnical tasks.
DRIVE FOR RESULTS
DRIVE FOR RESULTS
ADAPTABILITY
Demonstratescuriosityandactivelyexploresoptions.Respondsefficientlyto changingdemandsand
circumstances.Functionseffectivelyinambiguoussituations.Maintainsaconstructive attitude in
timesof stress.
2. Tenaciouslypursuespositive outcomes,usingeffectiveapproachestosolve problems.Deliverson
commitmentsandseeksincreasinglychallengingwork. Takesresponsibilityandholdsothers
accountable foractions,decisions,andgoals.
Your comments:
Alexanderisresults-oriented,he putsalotof effortandgetsinvolvedinthe thingshe does.He
likeschallengingtasksandtookquite a lotof initiative withinthe team.
JUDGMENT
JUDGMENT
Effectivelyscopesproblems.Buildsandappliesajob-relevantknowledgebase.Makesdecisions with
conviction.
Your comments:
He isable to use hispreviousjobexperience in the currentsituation,he ishighlymotivatedand hasthe
technical backgroundtohelpwithtroubleshootingscenarios.Hisdecisionmakingprocesscanbe at
some pointbe influencedbyhisimpulsive character.
Technical feedback:
Passionfortechnology
Your comments:
His passionfortechnologyisone of the greatplussesIsee.
He can take on challengingtasks,likestoplayaroundwiththe techwe have andhas both
software andhardware interests.
Involvementinthe teamproject
Your comments:
He wasin charge of quite a lotof the projecttasksand helpedhis colleaguestocomplete their
tasks
He askedrelevantquestionsandtestedquite a lotof functionalities
Wentthe extramile withsome of the implementation,because he likeditandenjoyed
implementingthat.
Feedbackfromshadowing
Your comments:
n/a
3. Otherrelevantcomments
Your comments:
Verymotivatedandreallywantsa jobat Microsoft.
Strongpoints:
Native Germanspeaker
Technicallysavvy
PreviousrelevantjobexperienceinIT
To be improved:
Presentationskills/publicspeaking->practice more
Attitude:needtobe a bitmore diplomaticincertainsituationsandnotso impulsive.
Technically,indepth.