August 2007
In this issue...
Microsoft Tops Poll of Most Influential Tech Products:
Led by Internet Explorer, Microsoft products captured four of the top five spots in a CompTIA poll that asked technology pros to name the industry’s most influential products of all time.
Meet Microsoft Recruiters at the following U.S. career fairs and conferences:
NAAAP National Convention
August 16-19, 2007
Atlanta, Georgia
NBMBAA National Conference
September 11-16, 2007
Orlando, Florida
NSHMBA National Convention
October 4-6, 2007
Houston, Texas
SWE National Conference
October 25-27, 2007
Nashville, Tennessee
SHPE National Conference
October 31 - November 4, 2007
Philadelphia, PA

Check our website for future events at http://members.microsoft.com/careers/events/default.mspx
What is Appropriate Behavior when Working with a Recruiter?:
JobsBlogger Jenna Adorno describes the top things to avoid when working with your recruiter. Learn more...
Resume SEO Tips Regarding Company Names:
MS Staffing Manager and blogger, Heather Hamilton, gives tips on how to get the key parts of your resume noticed by a recruiter’s search engine. Learn more...
Summer is Not the Time to Slack Off:
Here are some things you can do to keep your job search going strong through the last days of summer. Learn more...
Summer Interns Party at Bill’s:
What's it like to have a job where you have regular roundtable discussions with executives and have a barbeque in the backyard of the richest man in the world? Just ask Nina Sundberg, who interned in the Server and Tools Division of the Systems Management group at Microsoft Learn more...
Behind Microsoft's Popfly:
The man behind the idea, John Montgomery, group program manager for Popfly, shares his thoughts on the concept. Learn more...
Next Windows Version Just Three Years Away:
Trying to keep its customers in the loop, MS announces that the next version of its operating system -- known for now by the internal code name "Windows 7" -- will be released in 2010.  Learn More ...
Digg Fires Google, Hires Microsoft for Online Ads:
Digg's top executive favored Microsoft because it's young and willing to take risks.  Learn More ...
Crackdown Wins Innovation Prize:
Xbox 360 title Crackdown has won the innovation prize at the Develop Awards, which recognize the work of game developers worldwide.  Learn More ...
Microsoft Windows Installed Base to Cross 1 Billion Mark:
Windows will run more PCs than there are cars in the world by the end of Microsoft's fiscal year 2008, said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer July 26 at the company's analyst day here.  Learn More ...
S. Somasegar (Soma) and Scott Guthrie on Orcas Beta 2 - What's In It?:
"Orcas" represents a major evolution for Visual Studio and our suite of .NET languages and who better to tell its story than Soma and Guthrie.  Learn More ...
Inside Microsoft's Future Kitchen::
You are more likely to find this new technology on your refrigerator, than on your PC.  Learn More ...
How Microsoft Conquered China:
Or is it the other way around? Fortune Magazine goes on the road to Beijing with Bill Gates, who threw his business model out the window.  Learn More ...
Microsoft Cultures Creativity in Unique Lab:
The Mobile and Embedded Devices Experience design center, or MEDX, is where Microsoft plots strategies to sell souped-up cellphones that act a lot like PCs.  Learn More ...
Microsoft, Houghton Mifflin Team for Education:
Microsoft is partnering with publishing house Houghton Mifflin to better enable students to learn using Web-based resources.  Learn More ...
Outstanding Corporate Citizens Honored at National Conference on Volunteering and Service:
The Foundation honored Microsoft and four other companies with the 2007 Award for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs.  Learn More ...
High-Tech Experience at DigiGirlz Camp:
The three-day program, co-sponsored by Microsoft, is designed to inspire young women to get involved in computer and technology-related careers.  Learn More ...

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