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Microsoft Delivers Double Digit Revenue Growth 
Microsoft announced first quarter revenue of $10.81 billion for the
period ended September 30, 2006, an 11% increase over the same quarter
of the prior year.
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Meet Microsoft Recruiters at the following U.S. career fairs and
conferences: 

NAPABA Annual  <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5714415> Convention Job
Fair
November 10-11, 2006
Philadelphia, PA

SHPE National  <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5714416> Technical and
Career Conference
January 10-13, 2007
Denver, CO


Check our website for future events at
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Hiring Great Managers
Those of you who are studying for your upcoming interviews might be
inclined to read a slew of best selling management books, but I would
argue that you should just sit back on the sofa for an hour with Kelly
Finglass, host of the reality show "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making
the Team" on CMT. Learn
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Five Secrets to Working With a Recruiter
As any professional who has ever been out of work knows, finding a job
is no small feat. Locating positions of interest and convincing
employers you are the one to hire appears simple. In reality, it can be
unnerving and frustrating, particularly if the search has been a lengthy
one. Enlisting the assistance of a specialized recruiter can ease some
of the pressure and help you target your efforts to only the most
promising opportunities. Learn more...
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Math and Science Degrees More Valuable Than Liberal Arts?
Some students spend their college years peering into a microscope or
scrutinizing graphs and formulas. Others are more likely to analyze
dense prose or write insightful essays. They may earn similar grades,
but when it comes time to look for jobs, it often seems the students
with a knack for numbers see the bigger payoff. Learn
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Conversation with Soma: VS2005 SP1 on Vista, Visual Studio Evolution,
How to Become a VP
The Channel 9 team recently sat down to chat with Microsoft's Developer
Division leader and Vice President, S. Somasegar (Everybody calls him
Soma). We wanted to find out a few things about Visual Studio and life
at Microsoft from a long time veteran and successful officer of the
company who leads our developer tools division (Visual Studio,
Programming Languages, Expression, ASP.NET, ATLAS, etc.....). Learn
more... <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5714420>  
Q and A: Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott Outlines the Company's Commitment to
People-Ready Business
Energized by his first year as CIO, Stuart Scott talks about his vision
for Microsoft IT, his goals for technology initiatives and business
process improvements, and the challenges of leading one of the largest
IT organizations in the world. Learn more...
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Tony Williams: Co-inventor of Componentized Application Development
(COM)
Meet the co-inventor of COM, software architect, Tony Williams. In his
eighteen years at Microsoft, Tony has worked on the Windows team, in
Microsoft Research, and on Office. His contributions benefit not just
Microsoft's applications, but the fundamental way that all Windows
applications are written. Tony has been an unwavering champion of
componentized application development. Learn
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Microsoft, Industry Partners Offer Early Holiday Gifts to PC Buyers
Around the World
working with PC manufacturers and system builders to provide holiday PC
buyers with low-cost upgrades to Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft
Office release. Learn More  <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5714423>
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Microsoft Proposes Continued Innovation and Change in Face of Evolving
Malicious Software Threats
At a gathering of European IT security professionals, Microsoft security
executive asserts that the shift to 64-bit computing is an inflection
point for PC security. Learn More
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Microsoft Releases Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Enhanced security technologies, new experiences enable customers to
browse the Web with confidence and ease. Learn More
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Microsoft exec puts her stamp on human resources
In Microsoft's hypercompetitive culture, employee evaluations are a fact
of life. In May, after barely a year as Microsoft's human-resources
chief, Lisa Brummel swept away "artifacts of the past," starting with
the widely disliked forced curve. Learn More
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Microsoft Eyes Future of Teleconferencing with RoundTable
Technology developed by Microsoft Research matures into a product that
is scheduled to debut by mid-2007, providing businesses an alternative
to business trips or expensive conventional audio/video conferencing
systems. Learn More  <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5714427> ...

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Microsoft Receives 2006 Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Corporate
Leadership Award
Award recognizes contributions to public historically black colleges and
universities, and efforts to promote high-technology careers. Learn More
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Microsoft aids retraining of former combatants in Colombia
Microsoft has agreed to donate more than $300,000 to open computer
centers in Colombia where former paramilitary fighters will receive free
training for civilian jobs. Learn More
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Microsoft makes $1 million pledge to group building Bellevue theater
Microsoft has pledged $1 million to a 2,000-seat theater planned in
downtown Bellevue, Washington the company's biggest donation ever to an
Eastside nonprofit group. The company decided to make the donation
because the theater will benefit employees and the community, including
children who will see performances and perform there themselves, said
Jane Broom, senior program manager for local community affairs. Learn
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