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We put together pointers that have helped us as we grow in this field, from Communities, Tips and tricks, Professional development to Book recommendations. 

Communities

Most companies already have an onboarding process that walks new employees through what resources you have access to. We cannot stress enough to connect with the Employee Resource Group (ERG) or Employee Network (EN) or Affinity Groups. These groups can help you quickly establish connections across the company and offer you resources. 

We engage and connect to communities inside and outside Microsoft through several opportunities in partnership with our nine Employee Resource Groups.

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67 DNA chapters worldwide, and growing.

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ERG

Who we are shapes the work we do.

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ERG

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide an invaluable connection for employees, offer learning opportunities and amplify the rich diversity of our employee’s culture, heritage, and experience. We have 6 ERGs and 4 sub-affinity groups, along with 40+ local DE&I chapters.

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Amazon has 13 affinity groups, also known as employee resource groups, which bring Amazon employees together across businesses and locations around the world. Some examples include the Black Employee Network (BEN), Amazon Women in Engineering (AWE), and Indigenous at Amazon.

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Tools, Books and Podcast

Starting in tech feels like "drinking from a fire hose" at times but we all start somewhere. Belo are some of the resources that help us keep track and manage our time effectively and tools, podcasts, books recommended by the community.  

A weekly podcast breaking down career transitions to help you design your own

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Podcast, Inspiration

Free* video editing tool

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Tool, Presentations

Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition is here to help you through this process, teaching you what you need to know and enabling you to perform at your very best. I've coached and interviewed hundreds of software engineers. The result is this book.

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Book, Interview prep

FindTime is an add-in for Outlook that helps people reach consensus on a meeting time. The organizer proposes one or more times to attendees so everyone can vote.

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Tool, Productivity

To Do gives you focus, from work to play.

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Tool, Productivity

This is a podcast about hackers, breaches, shadow government activity, hacktivism, cybercrime, and all the things that dwell on the hidden parts of the network. This is Darknet Diaries.

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Podcast, Cybersecurity

Easy tool to use for video editing.

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Tool, Presentations

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die" is a thought-provoking book by Chip and Dan Heath, exploring why certain ideas gain traction and endure in people's minds while others are easily forgotten, providing practical strategies for making ideas 'stickier'.

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Book, Inspiration, Marketing

Get more done with the Google Tasks mobile app. Manage, capture, and edit your tasks from anywhere, at anytime, with to-dos that sync across all your devices.

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Tool, Productivity

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley" is an investigative exposé by journalist Emily Chang, revealing the gender discrimination and bias prevalent in the tech industry and proposing steps towards achieving gender equality.

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Book, Culture

The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also included interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

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Podcast, Cybersecurity

Looking for a tool to help capture screen grabs and easily add pointers, blur and other effects.

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Tool, Presentations

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right" is a compelling exploration by surgeon Atul Gawande that advocates for the use of checklists in diverse fields to reduce complexity, increase efficiency, and prevent mistakes.

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Book, Inspiration

The hidden side of everything

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Podcast, Marketing

Bored of the same boring marketing podcasts? If you’re looking for insights from some of the sharpest operators in the business, then The Marketing Millennials is the podcast for you.

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Podcast, Marketing

Everything you need to create show-stopping videos, no expertise required. *some free features*

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Tool, Presentations

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide to help members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.

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Career Growth

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" is a motivational book by psychologist Angela Duckworth which explores the concept of "grit" - a mix of passion and persistent effort - as a significant predictor of personal and professional success.

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Book, Inspiration

Marketplace Business News Podcast

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Disclosure: Content on the SOMOS.tech site has been created and/or contributed by employees at companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Meta, among others. 

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