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In this issue... |  | Microsoft Reports Record First Quarter Earnings Revenue grew 12 percent over the prior-year period, while operating income rose 29 percent in a first quarter Microsoft CFO John Connors called "a strong beginning to what we expect will be a very good year." | ||||||||||||
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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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Are Your Skills Up to Date? Get ready for the latest Microsoft products and technologies. Register to take a free Microsoft Skills Assessment and receive a free analysis of your current skills and a personalized learning plan that recommends Official Microsoft Learning Products, Microsoft Press books, and Microsoft TechNet resources. (This free offer has a retail value of 40 US dollars.).
Learn more...The Importance of Telling a Good Story in an Interview Most of you have experienced a behavioral interview at some point in your job-hunting – it’s become a popular method with many companies for selecting candidates over the past 15 years. Knowing how to respond to these questions effectively is crucial to succeeding in an interview. Here are some tips to help you prepare.
Learn more...Twenty-One Ways to Improve Your Online Resume Today's job market requires a highly effective resume to capture the employer's attention. Here are 21 ways to help you improve your online resume.
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Creating Diverse Supply Chains Helps Strengthen Economy Q and A: Winston Smith, director for Supplier Diversity at Microsoft, discusses the strides minority- and women-owned businesses have made, the challenges they face, and why such businesses are the lifeblood of the nation's economy.
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Increase Your Network Security Read the premiere issue of TechNet Magazine, featuring security and integration.
Learn More ...Microsoft Unveils Next-Generation Real-Time Collaboration Client Real-time collaboration client will strengthen connection between customers and their telephony, line-of-business and productivity applications; beta program open for nominations.
Learn More ...Microsoft on the Issues: Security Starts With Awareness Too many people still greatly underestimate their own cyber security risks. In another in a series of Microsoft essays on society and technology, McAfee, RSA Security and Trend Micro join Microsoft to help educate people about how to stay safe online through the National Cyber Security Alliance.
Learn More ...Microsoft, Industry Partners Deliver on Promise of Digital Entertainment Anywhere Microsoft and industry partners introduce new products and services designed to give consumers what they want - new digital entertainment experiences that they can easily enjoy in the home, around the home and on the go.
Learn More ...Check out the latest MSDN Chats – New Topics Posted Weekly! Hosted by one or more Microsoft experts, MSDN Chat sessions provide you a forum to engage in discussions about Microsoft products or technologies.
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PREfast: Less Bugs, More Reliability Pop Quiz. What are the three things a Microsoft developer can't live without? If you guessed: 1) Pizza, 2) Late-night Xbox play-offs, and 3) PREfast, you'd be pretty darn close. Okay, you're saying. I got the first two, obvious. But…
Learn More ...Microsoft Research Efforts in Full Swing Many features that end up in Microsoft products often start as projects in the company's research division. Rick Rashid, senior vice president for research, in Redmond, Wash., sat down with eWEEK Senior Editor Peter Galli at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco recently to discuss some cutting-edge technologies.
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Partners in Learning Program Expands in Africa Microsoft signs new agreements to fund and deliver educational resources, training and facilities to expand the use of technology in African classrooms.
Learn More ...Microsoft Participation Increases in Annual Day of Caring Event With a strong show of support from Microsoft employees, the 2004 United Way Day of Caring will be remembered as a great success. More than 2,500 Microsoft employees volunteered for 110 projects, representing an increase of 30 percent from the previous year.
Learn More ...Helping to Bring High Tech to Children in Uruguay - Microsoft Assists in Multi-Company Effort to Help Nation's Schools Recently, President Jorge Batlle Ibáñez of Uruguay formally accepted a donation of 500 PCs for the country's schools and learning centers. The donation came from Weyerhaeuser, an international forest-products company employing 55,000 people in 18 countries, with additional contributions by Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Office Depot, EDS, and others.
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