<!--TOOLBAR_START--> <!--TOOLBAR_EXEMPT--> <!--TOOLBAR_END--> <HTML> <HEAD> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <title>Microsoft Careers - Newsletter</title> <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="Microsoft, job, career, opportunity, employment, work"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso8859-1"> <META NAME="Robots" CONTENT="all"> <META NAME="MS.LOCALE" CONTENT="en-us"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/styles/jobs_style.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#2878B7"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/banner.jpg" width="598" height="69" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="padding-left: 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" align="right" class="bodytext"><div style="color: #FF6633; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 6px;">April 2004</div></td> <td class="bodytext"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_events.jpg"></td> <td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_career.jpg"></td> <td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_meet.jpg"></td> <td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_spotlight.jpg"></td> <td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_behindscenes.jpg"></td> <td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_community.jpg"></td> <td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="150" class="bodytext"><div style="padding-bottom: 5px;">In this issue...</div> <div style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="#events">Events</a><br> <a href="#help">Career Corner</a><br> <a href="#meet">Meet Our People</a><br> <a href="#spotlight">Spotlight on Microsoft</a><br> <a href="#behindscenes">Behind the Scenes</a><br> <a href="#community">In the Community</a><br> </div></td> <td width="23"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/arrow.gif" width="23" height="17" alt="" border="0"></td> <td class="bodytext"><span style="font-weight: 900;width=400">Top Secrets of Resume Writing</span> <div style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 4px; width=400;">Learn how to make your resume stand out from the crowd and get more job interviews with these resume writing tips.</div> <div style="padding-top: 5px;"> <a href="http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/CLR_TopSecretsOfResumeWriting.htm">Learn More ...</a><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="8" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="588"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#999999"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="padding-left: 20px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="588"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a name="events"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_events.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_events.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext">Meet Microsoft Recruiters at the following U.S. career fairs and conferences: <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.siop.org">SIOP 2004 Conference</a><br> <i>April 2, 2004</i><br> Chicago, IL<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.siliconindia.com/events/">SiliconIndia Career Fair</a><br> <i>April 5, 2004</i><br> Santa Clara, CA<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/articles/96162.aspx">Microsoft TriState MPG Hiring Event in New York</a><br> <i>April 22-23, 2004</i><br> Opportunities include Software Development Engineers, Senior Program Managers, and Lead Program Managers.<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/articles/96160.aspx">Microsoft Windows Hiring Event in New York</a><br> <i>April 26-28, 2004</i><br> Opportunities include Software Development Engineers and Software Design Engineers in Test.<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/articles/96159.aspx">Microsoft Exchange Hiring Event in Seattle</a><br> <i>April 26-28, 2004</i><br> Opportunities include Software Development Engineers in Test.<br> </div> <br> Check our website for future events at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/events/">http://www.microsoft.com/careers/events/</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a name="help"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_career.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_career.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft TechEd 2004</div> Don't miss Microsoft's most comprehensive technical event for IT professionals and developers! Tech·Ed 2004 provides a unique opportunity to participate in customized educational programs, get hands-on training from industry and Microsoft experts, and preview the newest technology. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/teched2004/default.mspx">Learn more...</a> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Take a Career Assessment Test</div> Take advantage of these FREE PhD Certified Career Tests. Find the career that's right for you and take stock of what you really like to do! <a href="http://msn.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/CRC/CareerAssessmentCenter.htm">Learn more...</a> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;"></div> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/highlights/new.asp"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a name="meet"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_meet.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_meet.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Meet Pedro Celis, Software Architect, Microsoft SQL Server</div> On March 8, 2004 Pedro Celis was featured as the Employee of the Week by the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC). Pedro holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo in Canada and currently has architectural and management oversight responsibilities on one of the most innovative efforts in the company, replacing the existing Windows file system with an integrated storage platform for structured and semi-structured data. In 2003, Pedro was nominated by President Bush to serve a two year term in his President s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC). <a href="http://www.henaac.org/eow/eowMar08.htm">Learn more...</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a name="spotlight"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_spotlight.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_spotlight.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft-Sponsored Technology Competitions Let Developers Showcase their Innovation</div> From software that warns sleepy drivers it's time for a coffee break to helping restaurant chefs get diners' orders just right, some remarkable technologies that are driving innovation across industries have come out of development contests that Microsoft helps support. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/mar04/03-22competitions.asp">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft on the Issues: Securing Cyberspace</div> In the latest Microsoft Executive Email to Microsoft customers, Bill Gates outlines a roadmap for battling malicious software code, helping computer users keep their PCs protected, and making computer systems more resilient so they can help identify and prevent suspicious behavior. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Language Program to Further Enable Global Access to Technology</div> Maggie Wilderotter, Microsoft senior vice president of the World Wide Public Sector, and Dato' Hj. A. Aziz Deraman, director-general of Malaysia's National Language Authority, discuss how Microsoft's new Local Language Program is breaking through the language barrier that separates much of the world from technology. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/mar04/03-16llp.asp">Learn More ...</a><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a name="behindscenes"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_behindscenes.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_behind.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Enhanced Microsoft Exhibit Offers Sneak Peek at Office of the Future</div> Microsoft's relocated and refreshed Center for Information Work offers an enhanced view of the technology the company and its partners expect will increase workplace productivity over the next three to five years. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/mar04/03-22CIW.asp">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Preparing Teachers for the 21st-Century Classroom</div> PhD candidate Khodi Kaviani helps aspiring teachers integrate technology into their lesson plans. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=KavianiFeature">Learn More ...</a><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a name="community"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_community.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_community.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Hires Akhtar Badshah as Senior Director of Community Affairs</div> Akhtar Badshah is an internationally recognized development expert who will administer Microsoft's Global Community Investment initiatives. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/mar04/03-18AkhtarPR.asp">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;"></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><SPAN ID="FTDownLevelDiv"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#1478EB"> <TR VALIGN="center"> <TD COLSPAN="2" HEIGHT="30" WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#1478EB"><FONT COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" SIZE="1"><NOBR> &copy;2004 Microsoft Corporation. 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