The author, who works as an engineer at a leading US IT company, explains why they did not feel that joining the company was difficult and says that the desire to master English was their motivation for joining.
This article looks back at the author’s experiences of joining Microsoft and later changing jobs at US IT companies, revealing an experience that differs from the generally held impression that these companies are difficult to enter. While perceptions of how difficult it is to join a company vary from person to person, the author says that in their case, it did not require any particular effort.
The author emphasizes that the first step toward obtaining a desired position is to apply. As the actual motivation for joining Microsoft, they cite the prospect of being able to use English, saying that they wanted not only to improve their technical skills but also to have an opportunity to use English in practice.