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In this issue... |  | The New World of Work Over the past decade, software has evolved to build bridges between disconnected islands of information and give people powerful ways to communicate, collaborate and access the data that's most important to them. | ||||||||||||
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| Meet Microsoft Recruiters at the following U.S. career fairs and conferences: Check our website for future events at http://www.microsoft.com/careers/events/ |
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What Are Soft Skills? Each company looks for a different mix of skills and experience depending on the business they're in. Yet it's no longer enough to be a functional expert. To complement these unique core competencies, there are certain "soft skills" every company looks for in a potential hire.
Learn more...Six Moves to Boost Your Interview Performance There's no instant replay when you go through an interview, and your words, physical presence and voice can all aid you in landing the job. Here are some tips to help improve your performance.
Learn more...School Daze - The Benefits of Going Back to School While Working Going back to school while working full-time has become a common option for American professionals. Many feel that additional education will make them more marketable in the long run.
Learn more...Job Outlook for Class of 2005 All signs are pointing to a positive job outlook for the more than 1.2 million graduates of the class of 2005. College grads of all majors will see increases in hiring and salaries, the best graduate hiring season since the job boom of the mid-1990s.
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Meet One of Our Women in Sales Meet Susan, District General Manager U.S., New York. Susan is responsible for managing sales, systems engineering, marketing, and consulting for 400 of Microsoft's largest corporate customers in New York City, Westchester, Fairfield County, New Jersey, Long Island, and Upstate New York.
Learn more...Microsoft's Kim Cameron Wins 'Balancing Innovation and Reality' Award for Contributions to Digital Identity Meet Microsoft's chief architect of identity and access as he outlines his vision for the "Laws of Identity," as well as the work the identity management community is doing to solve today's toughest digital identity problems. Kim Cameron was one of the recipients of the 2005 Digital ID World Industry Awards for Balancing Innovation and Reality.
Learn more...Microsoft Names Lisa Brummel as Corporate Vice President for Human Resources A 15-year veteran of the company, Brummel has led the Home and Retail Division for the past 10 years.
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How Managed Code Helps Developers Build Richer Applications More Productively Q and A: As developers receive Beta 1 release candidates of Microsoft's next-generation technologies for Web services and presentation, David Treadwell, Developer Platform VP, explains the benefits of its development platform for the "Longhorn" era and the importance of managed code.
Learn More ...Microsoft Releases Windows Mobile 5.0 New version of software provides partners with improved integration of technologies to deliver a more intuitive mobile device experience.
Learn More ...Microsoft Kicks Off National Search for "Start Something" Experiences People using windows to pursue their passions could win a chance to meet Bill Gates, get once-in-a-lifetime prizes and be featured as part of a national "Start Something" ad campaign.
Learn More ...Download Notifications We want to make it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest drivers, trial software, service packs, and other downloads from the Microsoft Download Center.
Learn More ...Xbox 360 Check out the new Xbox 360, get in-depth details and hear from the developers on Xbox.com.
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Microsoft Research Names First Winners of New Faculty Fellowship Awards, Fueling Innovative Research in Computer Science New program steps up Microsoft's engagement with academia by providing creative freedom and collaboration opportunities to today's most promising young professors.
Learn More ...Microsoft Delivers New Tools to Help Reduce Spam The launch of the new MSN Postmaster Web site and enhancements to e-mail authentication aim to help customers and service providers better understand e-mail delivery to MSN Hotmail.
Learn More ...Bill Gates Announces Expanded Efforts for Public and Private Sector Collaboration on Government Services and Digital Inclusion Initiatives Government Leaders Forum brings together 200 political leaders from the Americas to discuss progress and innovation through the use of technology and education programs.
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Microsoft Awards $1 Million to The Henry Ford Ford Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Ford joins Microsoft’s Bill Gates to celebrate donation and hold dialogue on work force of the future with Henry Ford Academy students.
Learn More ...Microsoft, National Society of Black Engineers and Howard University Team for Fourth Annual "Skins Challenge" The competition provides students with the opportunity to build their graphics skills while creating new looks -- or "skins" -- for the Windows Media Player that speak to their culture and personal tastes.
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