Got my first job! Working at Microsoft.

In this series, recent grads share their journey to landing that first job out of college. After years of studying and working toward a degree, these Panthers’ hard work paid off. Now they’re paying it forward by letting you know how they did it. 

Name: Cesia Bulnes

Hometown: Born in Honduras, raised in Miami

Degree/major: Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Where are you working? Title? Microsoft, program manager (PM)

How did you get your job? I had multiple software engineering internships throughout my undergraduate career. It wasn’t until my last internship at Microsoft as a PM intern that I got to experience what a program manager does. As a program manager intern, I got to create and execute features for Microsoft Teams. I received a return offer for full-time employment after my internship ended. 

Read more at FIU News.

Cesia’s inspiring story was featured on a recent Next Horizon campaign which is raising $750M to advance research and student success at FIU.