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In this issue... |  | Ozzie, Mundie Pick Up Tech Mantle at Microsoft Executives Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie talk to CNET News.com about how they plan to fill Gates' shoes. | ||||||||||||
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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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Answer Key Interview Questions Like a Pro "We would like you to come in for an interview" are the wonderful words every job hunter longs to hear. All that stands in the way of your new job is acing the interview and handling the questions like a pro. Long, babbling answers or monosyllabic replies aren't effective.
Learn more...Microsoft Silicon Valley, CA Product and Career Open House 2006 Microsoft Silicon Valley is hosting an open house to feature products and career opportunities in the Valley. Enjoy great food, music, and atmosphere. Mingle with Microsoft managers and get in on the latest innovations we are developing. Demo our products. Talk to us about opportunities in Development, Test, Program Management, System Engineering, Product Management, and Consulting. It will be a night of learning and fun! Space is limited.
Learn more...Career Networking Event in Redmond, WA In early August 2006, Microsoft’s Information Worker Business Marketing Organization (BMO) will be hosting an invitational career networking event on our Redmond, WA campus. We are seeking talented marketers for multiple open positions in this organization, focused on marketing our products to the information worker audience. Specific products include Microsoft Office and Unified Communications solutions like Live Meeting.
Learn more...Eight Summer Reads for the Career Conscious According to a Harris Interactive survey, 35 percent of Americans say reading is their favorite pastime. But let's face it, for many of us, it's hard enough to find time to read a book review -- let alone an entire book! Fortunately, the slower pace of summer -- with its long days and trips to the mountains or beach, offers more opportunities to crack open a book or two. Here are eight recommendations for career-conscious individuals who are reading for both pleasure and profit.
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Meet Bill Gallagher, SDET Test Manager Have you worked at the same place for 15 years? We haven't either, but Bill Gallagher has worked at Microsoft for 15 years and tells us lots of fun stories about early Microsoft.
Learn more...Meet Patrice, Software Test Engineering Lead Patrice has been at Microsoft for three years. In his current job, his responsibility as a software test engineering lead is to always ensure the high quality for the Visual Studio Software Development Kit his team ships, and to work with the community so that they can work with the product to its fullest.
Learn more...Meet Corey, Business Development Manager “My job affords me the opportunity to effectively change the world. That might sound like a cliché, but I really think the work we are doing is contributing to that, and how non-government organizations engage to meet their missions. The opportunity to contribute in a significant way over the years has been inspiring.”
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Microsoft Security Chief Looks Beyond Vista The responsibility for protecting Windows systems against ever-increasing threats is in new hands.
Learn More ...Executive E-Mail: Bill Gates on the Unified Communications Revolution It doesn’t matter whether you are the chairman of the world’s largest software company, a salesperson at a medium-sized manufacturer or the receptionist at a small startup, there’s one workplace scenario we are all familiar with. It starts when you need to reach a colleague quickly. First you look up their phone extension and give them a call, only to be directed to their voicemail. After you leave a message, you find their mobile phone number and leave a second message. Next, you send an email. If you happen to be in a meeting when your colleague gets your messages and tries to reach you, the process repeats itself, but from the other direction.
Learn More ...Microsoft Robotics Studio Provides Common Ground for Robotics Innovation Community technology preview of Windows-based robotics development platform garners broad industry support.
Learn More ...WinFX is Now the .NET Framework 3.0 Vice President S. Somasegar describes the decision to rename WinFX to the .NET Framework 3.0. Now the WinFX technology you know has a name that identifies it for exactly what it is - the next version of Microsoft’s developer framework.
Learn More ...Game Developers: Make Contact in Seattle Get smart on developing for Xbox 360, Windows Vista, Xbox Live, and casual gaming, this August 14 - 15, in Seattle, WA.
Learn More ...Microsoft Wins Best Telematics Solution Award at Telematics Detroit 2006 New in-car software platform delivers hands-free communication, voice-activated digital music playback and navigation in a cost-effective package.
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Why Work at Microsoft? Check out Reason #1 on JobsBlog “What’s better than working with a talented group of engineers in data mining? How about working with the guy who created data mining in the first place? Rakesh Agrawal, who is credited with creating data mining (the science of extracting trends from large and often disparate databases), joined us as a technical fellow in the company's Search Labs.”
Learn More ...Imagine Cup Competitors Show Their Stuff Some of the finalists in this year's Imagine Cup, Microsoft's popular invention contest for students, visited Redmond on Wednesday to show their work to Bill Gates and other executives.
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Most-Educated Cities in the United States Seattle tops the list of America's most educated cities, with more than half its population 25 years and older holding at least a bachelor's degree.
Learn More ...Microsoft Joins Technology Coalition within National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Microsoft has joined with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and AOL, EarthLink, United Online and Yahoo! to establish a new Technology Coalition within NCMEC.
Learn More ...2006 Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award Winners Awards honor companies creating breakthroughs in pharmaceutical and life sciences industry through the use of Microsoft technology.
Learn More ...Privacy Research: New Advances, New Perspectives At the 2006 Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) workshop, leading researchers in computer science, cryptography and law were recognized for their work at the intersection of technology and policy, as well as new statistical methods that can help protect individual privacy.
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