\n\tPublished: February 24, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tMonths before receiving her diploma, UW Bothell student Eleanor Wort has already secured a position with one of the region\u2019s top employers. In July, she will be utilizing her bachelor of arts in Applied Computing degree as one of Microsoft\u2019s newest associate consultants. How did she land one of the most sought after jobs before graduation? Eleanor insists that anyone can with help from UW Bothell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\t\u201cUW Bothell not only connects you to great experiences, but they teach you how to market those experiences to companies that want to hire you.\u201d As a student, Eleanor has taken advantage of everything the University has to offer: she utilizes the small class sizes by reaching out to her professors for advice, obtained a position as an Orientation Leader, and successfully applied for a study abroad opportunity. According to her, it was these experiences that enabled her to lock down the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tDuring the interview process, Eleanor was flown to Dallas, Texas. Along with 42 other applicants, she was given two days to prepare a 20 minute presentation for a panel of Microsoft employees on something she was passionate about. She decided to present on her study abroad experience in San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\t\u201cEverybody I met in Spain was really surprised that I was a girl doing any kind of engineering. 足彩app哪个是正规的y would tell me, \u2018what, no, you can\u2019t do that. You are a girl.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tWhat they didn\u2019t realize is that Eleanor represents the future of STEM disciplines. 足彩app哪个是正规的 number of women in STEM majors at UW Bothell has more than doubled from nine-percent to nearly 19 percent in 2014. Women make up 40 percent of STEM faculty, far outpacing the national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tDuring her Microsoft presentation, Eleanor used the disbelief she encountered in Spain to fuel her commitment to encourage more women to consider STEM fields. \u201cI talked about my passion to raise awareness for women to join Computer Science, or STEM fields in general. I want to teach them that it isn\u2019t scary, that they can do what I did.\u201d While many in Spain found Eleanor\u2019s career choice difficult to believe, Microsoft got it and hired her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\tSo, do you need to be a STEM student at UW Bothell in order to get a prestigious job before graduation? Eleanor doesn\u2019t seem to think so. \u201cYes, your degree matters, but it is really about how you act in the interview and how you show your skills. It\u2019s all about how you market yourself. 足彩app哪个是正规的re are endless opportunities for everyone, it isn\u2019t just Computer Science.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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