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In this issue... |  | Microsoft Voltage To Charge Up Robotics Industry: It represents a new effort for the company that has Chairman Bill Gates raving about potential growth in a robotics industry that's already worth an estimated $11 billion a year or more. | ||||||||||||
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| Meet Microsoft Recruiters at the following U.S. career fairs and conferences: Check our website for future events at http://members.microsoft.com/careers/events/default.mspx |
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Seven Major Job Trends for 2007: Employers are expected to become more competitive in their recruitment and retention efforts in the New Year as the pool of skilled labor shrinks and productivity growth plateaus. Forty percent of employers report they currently have job openings for which they can't find qualified candidates.
Learn more...Six Steps to a Higher Starting Salary: While money isn't everything, planning for salary discussions and negotiations should be an important part of your job search preparation. Following are six steps to help you secure a higher starting salary.
Learn more...The Internet vs. Your Professional Image: According to a CareerBuilder.com survey, 26 percent of hiring managers say they have used Internet search engines to research potential employees. More than one-in-ten admit to using social networking sites in their candidate screening processes.
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The Coding Master is an Employee: About a year ago, Microsoft Jobsblogger Jenna Adorno ran a coding contest and Luan Nguyen of Singapore was crowned the grand champion. Now Luan works at Microsoft and recounts some of his experiences thus far.
Learn more...Time To Take Privacy Technology Seriously: Our privacy is at risk in all of the online databases that store information about everything from our Web shopping habits to our income. That's why we're lucky to have someone like Cynthia Dwork.
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Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games, Inc., Announce “Gears of War” Surpasses 2 Million in Unit Sales Worldwide, Becoming the Fastest-Selling Next-Generation Console Game: A video game champion has been crowned; “Gears of War” made history by becoming the fastest-selling next-generation game of 2006 and the fastest-selling exclusive Xbox® game ever.
Learn More ...Ford Aims to Jazz Up Its Fleet With Microsoft Pact: Ford Motor Co. is hoping an effort with Microsoft Corp. to bring much of the connectivity of a personal computer into a car's cockpit will spruce up its U.S. product portfolio.
Learn More ...2006 Operating System of the Year: With Windows Vista, Microsoft has refreshed the user desktop experience.
Learn More ...Vista's 'Bounce' To Add 100,000 U.S. IT Jobs, Says Report: Microsoft's Windows Vista will give a 100,000-job "bounce" to U.S. IT employment next year, a study released Monday said.
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Company Leaders Discuss New Alliance to Offer “HP and Microsoft Solutions for the People-Ready Business”: Joint software and services solutions from Microsoft and HP will help enterprise customers benefit from the next wave of technology.
Learn More ...Microsoft Research Looks to the Future: "In the technology field if you're not able to change, if you're not able to adapt, if you're not able to innovate, you're not going to be around," says Rick Rashid, senior VP in charge of Microsoft Research.
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With Windows MultiPoint, Youths in Developing-World Classrooms Learn 21st-Century Skills: The solution underscores Microsoft’s commitment to innovating ways to help people in emerging markets – especially children – realize educational opportunities through technology.
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. |