<!--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;">May 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">Start Your IT Career with MCDST</span> <div style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 4px; width=400;">The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) certification will get you started in your IT career by ensuring you have the skills to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on the Microsoft Windows® operating system.</div> <div style="padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcdst/default.asp">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.leadconference.com/">NSHMBA-Black MBA LEAD Conference</a><br> <i>May 8, 2004</i><br> Mountain View, CA<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.technet2004.org/">TechNet International 2004 Career Fair</a><br> <i>May 11-12, 2004</i><br> Washington, D.C.<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/teched2004/default.mspx">Microsoft TechEd Women's Luncheon</a><br> <i>May 26, 2004</i><br> San Diego, CA<br> </div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.witi.com/center/conferences/sanjose/">Women in Technology International (WITI)</a><br> <i>June 8-9, 2004</i><br> San Jose, CA<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;">Put Your Job Search in Motion</div> Is your job search ailing? The following approach may be just what the doctor ordered: Know Thyself; Target Potential Employers; Get Your Job Search Materials in Shape; Sharpen Your Communication Skills; Keep Your Network Alive; Be Organized; Take Care of Yourself. <a href="http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/241.htm?siteid=cbmsn4214&amp;sc_extcmp=JS_js03_april04_advice">Learn more...</a> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Five Reasons You Should Post Your Resume</div> Which is the best online approach for finding a better job? Posting a resume? Or searching and applying online? The answer is, "BOTH!" You need to be doing both. <a href="http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/JS_FiveReasons.htm">Learn more...</a> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">8 Tips for Becoming a True Leader</div> In business, plotting long and hard to climb into a leadership role often is indistinguishable from inadvertently falling into one. The fact is, whether you take a deliberate step toward an objective or immediately trip on a shoelace, you may end up in the same spot. Here, then, are eight attributes that separate genuine leadership from leadership that's more a matter of chance. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/issues/management/leadership_training/8_tips_for_becoming_a_true_leader.mspx">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="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 Ken Fry, Design Group Director for Microsoft Hardware</div> Ken Fry, design group director for Microsoft Hardware, has worked at the company for nearly a decade and has personally overseen the design of more than 20 mice and keyboards. PressPass spoke with Fry to learn more about the aesthetic vision of the Hardware group and how design is influencing the look and feel of mice and keyboards in ways both noticeable and unseen. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/apr04/04-26HardwareDesign.asp">Learn more...</a> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Meet Rick Rashid, Senior VP of Microsoft Research's Worldwide Operations</div> Meet Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research's worldwide operations, who was online with The Washington Post to take questions about innovation at Microsoft and the company's research and development efforts. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5021-2004Apr12.html">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 Reports Strong Third Quarter Revenue</div> "Broad-based demand and solid execution across all our businesses" drove a 17-percent increase in revenue, reported CFO John Connors. "Overall corporate IT spending continued to improve and we expect to see healthy demand through the end of our fiscal year." <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/msft/earnings/FY04/earn_rel_q3_04.mspx">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Battling Spyware: Debate Intensifies on Controlling Deceptive Programs</div> Microsoft and other IT leaders advocate new technology, consumer education, and increased industry collaboration as tools in the fight against "spyware." <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/apr04/04-20Spyware.asp">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Director Discusses Building Momentum for Mobility</div> Michael Wehrs keeps a close eye on the mobile phone business for Microsoft. As director of technology and standards at the company's mobile devices division, he watches carefully to see where the industry is moving and what venture capitalists are funding. <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001906947_webmicrosoft19.html">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Announces Worldwide ISV Road Show</div> Events focus on building next-generation business applications and getting from today to tomorrow on the Microsoft platform. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/apr04/04-06ISVRoadshowPR.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;">From Wish List to Check List: Customer Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1</div> Who decides which features make it into software updates? Microsoft customers and partners, some 10,000 of whom "voted" on the updates made to the innovative digital note-taking application in Microsoft Office 2003. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/apr04/04-20OneNote.asp">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Research - The Company in 10 Years</div> Within the walls of Microsoft, the future is now. By stepping into the Microsoft Home, rooms of the future built right into one of the campus office buildings, or walking the halls of the Redmond research lab, you'll get a glimpse in the direction Microsoft researchers see your every day life heading. <a href="http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/Michetti/2004/04/13/419458.html">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;">Technology Training Transforms Lives and Careers With Help from Microsoft Unlimited Potential Program</div> Street Tech and the Latin American Youth Center, which teach computer skills to low-income residents of, respectively, the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, D.C., are among more than 150 community-based technology training centers awarded more than US$50 million in grants and software to date from Microsoft's Unlimited Potential. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/apr04/04-21UnlimitedPotential.asp">Learn More ...</a><br> <div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Centers of Innovation: Across U.S., Schools Create Connected Learning Communities That Deliver Educational Excellence </div> Microsoft honors eight schools, spanning the continent, for leadership and innovation in using technology to develop and connect their students, teachers and communities. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/apr04/04-19Innovation.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> </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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