I cold-applied to Microsoft and landed my dream job on my 2nd try. Here's how I stood out in the 5-hour interview.

Tech Insider : Business
Antara Dave
Antara Dave, a product designer, got hired at Microsoft after getting rejected the first time she applied a year earlier.

Antara Dave

Bill Gates is worth $50 billion less than thought — and now trails his former assistant in net worth

Tech Insider : Business
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in 1998.
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates (left) and his former assistant and successor as CEO, Steve Ballmer, pictured in 1998.

Getty Images / Staff

I've been laid off from Microsoft twice. Having multiple income streams helped me stay level-headed through them both.

Tech Insider : Business
Patrick Lyons standing in front of office wall with Microsoft sign.
Ex-Microsoft employee Patrick Lyons said a generous severance and multiple side businesses made the layoffs manageable.

Photo courtesy of Patrick Lyons

Microsoft plans to replace many of the salespeople it laid off with more technical roles to compete with OpenAI, Google

Tech Insider : Business
Microsoft sales chief Judson Althoff.
Microsoft sales chief Judson Althoff.

Microsoft

Internal Microsoft memo lays out its new strategy for selling AI as the company cuts salespeople

Tech Insider : Business
Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff
Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff.

Microsoft

Inside Amazon's radical redo of the 'Everything Store'

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City.

Brendan McDermid/REUTERS

Bill Gates' summer reading list this year is all about memoirs

Tech Insider : Business
Bill Gates
Bill Gates releases his summer reading list every year.

Mike Segar/REUTERS

I'm Expedia's marketing chief. Here's how we're preparing for a future when people use AI to plan their vacations.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Jochen Koedijk, Chief Marketing Officer Expedia
Expedia Group's chief marketing officer, Jochen Koedijk, wants the travel brand to be a first mover in AI.

Expedia Group

Leaked Microsoft document shows Walmart's past spending on Azure cloud services

Tech Insider : Business
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

Microsoft is taking its foot off the AI accelerator. What does that mean?

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates, left, and Steve Ballmer, center, pose for photos with CEO Satya Nadella
Former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates, left, and Steve Ballmer, center, pose for photos with CEO Satya Nadella. The company is taking its foot off the AI accelerator.

Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

Subscribe to Microsoft