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In this issue... |  | Bill Gates Visits with MTV and New York Area Students Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates stops by MTV’s New York studios for a candid Q and A session with high school and college students. Join Bill as he discusses the future of computing, globalization, and education and explains how Xbox 360 will affect study habits. | ||||||||||||
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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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Learn About Microsoft’s Technical Recruiting Process The Technical Careers @ Microsoft weblog answers your most frequently asked questions about Microsoft’s application and interview process for technical candidates.
Learn more...Quiz: Test Your Job Hunting Skills Are you a savvy job-seeker able to easily attract a potential employer’s attention, or could your search abilities use some polish? Take the following quiz to test your knowledge.
Learn more...Five Keys to Finding a New Career Have you been feeling like it's time for a big change lately? Do you get the sense that your career is not the right fit for you? If you're feeling frustrated, unchallenged and unfulfilled in your work, the time might be right for you to make a major change.
Learn more...Is Your Resume a Mess? When it comes to your resume, too many non-essential frills can distract a potential employer from grasping your main message: your qualifications.
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Donna Wallace: Keeping Users at the Forefront of Everyone's Mind "I love the craft of creating software," says Donna Wallace about her job as a design manager on the developer user experience team at Microsoft. "As your skills grow and blossom, you can kind of move into a new role," she explains. "You create your own niche here."
Learn more...Romi Mahajan: Marketing for Microsoft’s Commercial Business Romi Mahajan, Group Marketing Manager of Microsoft’s Server Platform BMO (Business and Marketing Office), discusses his group, its relationship to other marketing organizations at Microsoft, and the open positions on his team.
Learn more...Lewis Levin: Connecting Microsoft Office Users to Business Insights Lewis Levin, Corporate VP for Office Business Applications, discusses ways in which new Microsoft Office technologies will help information workers make faster and more informed decisions.
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Microsoft Reports First-Quarter Earnings Microsoft delivers double-digit operating income growth and announces plans to accelerate share repurchase.
Learn More ...Stopping Zombies Before They Attack: Microsoft Teams with Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Action to Promote PC Protection Microsoft extends its efforts to crack down on illegal methods used by spammers to distribute unsolicited e-mail.
Learn More ...Microsoft Learning Program Reflects the Changing Face of IT Lutz Ziob, general manager for Microsoft Learning, discusses how the evolution of certifications and learning tools meets the demands of today’s IT departments.
Learn More ...Microsoft Previews New Windows Live and Office Live Services Microsoft previews two new Internet-based software services — Windows Live and Microsoft Office Live — designed to deliver rich and seamless experiences to individuals and small businesses.
Learn More ...Microsoft and Yahoo! Announce Landmark Interoperability Agreement to Connect Consumer Instant Messaging Communities Globally Consumers will be able to exchange instant messages, see presence, share emoticons and add friends from Yahoo! Messenger or MSN Messenger.
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Launch Tour 2005: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006 The people behind the new products are going on a 200-city, 90-country tour. Come listen, learn, and take home complimentary software packages.
Learn More ...Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005 Presentations Now Available Download 250 hours of educational videos from the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005.
Learn More ...Xbox 360 and Media Center: Living Room of the Future You might think that the Xbox 360 is only a game machine. Microsoft employees Jeff Henshaw and David Alles demonstrate how, when combined with a Media Center, the Xbox 360 is a new kind of entertainment system.
Learn More ...Bill Gates Surprises Class at Wisconsin Campus College students yawned and took notes as if it were just another day in their introductory computer-programming class. Then the substitute teacher showed up - Bill Gates.
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Microsoft Launches a Volunteer Matching Program for Employees In addition to matching employee financial donations up to $12,000 per year per employee, Microsoft will now match time that its employees volunteer in the community, donating $17 per hour to the eligible organizations they serve.
Learn More ...Microsoft Honored as a Top Employer of American Americans The Black Collegian, a career and self-development magazine targeted to African-American students, lists Microsoft as No. 5 in a list of top employers among 100 corporations. The ranking is based on Microsoft’s recruitment, hiring, and retention efforts of African-Americans.
Learn More ...Returning to Help a Town Affected by Hurricane Katrina Microsoft Software Design Engineer in Test, Sara Ford, chronicles her visit and volunteer efforts in her hometown of Waveland, Mississippi, an area strongly affected by August’s Hurricane Katrina.
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