September 2004
In this issue...
Microsoft is #1 Employer of Choice Among U.S. College Grads
A survey finds Microsoft is the employer for which U.S. undergraduates would most like to work, as the company aims to increase campus hires as much as 9 percent this fiscal year.
Meet Microsoft Recruiters at the following U.S. career fairs and conferences:
ER Expo East 2004
September 13-15, 2004
Boston, MA
National Black MBA Conference
September 14-17, 2004
Houston, TX
Hire DisAbility Career Expo
September 15, 2004
New York, NY
Organization Development Network Conference
October 3-7, 2004
San Juan, PR

Check our website for future events at http://www.microsoft.com/careers/events/
Microsoft Certifications and Their Acronyms
Find out the duties of an MCDBA, MCDST and more. Learn more...
Job Hunting with Office
Looking for a job can be just as stressful as being employed. When you're job hunting, you have scores of contacts to keep track of, resumes and cover letters to write, and appointments to keep. Make sure you are prepared and organized; rely on Office features and templates to help you outshine the competition. Learn more...
10 Tips for Outshining Your Competition During a Job Search
How do you distinguish yourself from all of the other job seekers? Get 10 ways to stand out from the crowd. Learn more...
25 Hot Corporate Buzzwords
What does “chips and salsa” and “alpha pup” mean? Learn this and 25 other corporate buzzwords. Learn more...
Microsoft Notebook: Researcher Who Honed Talents at UW is Top Dog Again
Microsoft Researcher Hugues Hoppe is known in the computer-graphics industry for making big advances in a technology that provides the underlying framework for three-dimensional images such as video-game characters. Last month, he won this year's Computer Graphics Achievement Award at the SIGGRAPH convention, the biggest annual event in the industry. Learn more...
Make Going Back to School More Fun
A typical day in the life of a student, teacher, or administrator includes moving between classes, campus, work, and home. This year, make going back to school easier with mobile learning solutions from Microsoft.  Learn More ...
Microsoft Announces Release of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 As Part of Windows XP Service Pack 2
New Tablet PC Operating System Features Deeper Pen-and-Ink Support Combined With Stronger Security and Manageability Controls.  Learn More ...
Best-Selling Author Tom Peters Takes It Live With Microsoft Office Live Meeting
Tom Peters, business thought leader and author of "Re-imagine!," has chosen Microsoft Office Live Meeting as his exclusive Web conferencing provider for a series of online business seminars titled "Take It Live with Tom Peters Powered by Microsoft Office Live Meeting."  Learn More ...
Less Cost, More Power: Databases That Rock
Databases are the infrastructure for many of a company's daily interactions with customers, suppliers, and its employees. Larson and his colleagues Jonathan Goldstein and Jingren Zhou have developed innovative ways to increase the power of the database.  Learn More ...
New and Upcoming Titles: Hot Off the Press!
Get the latest information about new titles from Microsoft Press before they are officially released, and catch up on titles that have been released in the last few months.  Learn More ...
International News
Did you know that Microsoft has offices in more than 60 countries and regions around the world?  Learn More ...
Turning High-School Girls into DigiGirlz
At DigiGirlz, a technology camp at Microsoft, high-school girls get to attend hands-on learning workshops, talks by Microsoft executives and technology demonstrations designed to teach valuable computer skills and inspire confidence in the young girls attending the camp.  Learn More ...
Global Education Program Delivers Teacher-Leadership Training in Japan
Microsoft’s Partners in Learning program connects students and teachers around the world to information-technology training resources.  Learn More ...

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