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India – Microsoft launches education programme to enhance employability potential of students
Microsoft India today announced the launch of a new education resourcing programme ‘Microsoft Ed-vantage’ which seeks to partner with the educational institutes to bring in more technology innovation and enhance employability potential of students. The programme aims to consolidate and enhance the benefits to both academic institutions and students who are leveraging on Microsoft programmes … Continue reading
Microsoft – Layoffs at Lionhead
Guildford studio Lionhead has endured a further misery following the launch of its poorly received Kinect exclusive Xbox 360 game Fable: The Journey. Parent company Microsoft confirmed it has issued redundancies to “less than ten per cent of staff”. In a statement sent to industry publication Develop, the platform holder added: “Following the completion of … Continue reading
Microsoft – 1,000 new jobs in China
Microsoft will hire 1,000 staff in China over the coming year, adding to the 4,500 the company already employs in the country, a senior executive said on Thursday. The move is aimed at strengthening the company’s position in a market it sees as key to future growth, but where software piracy and regulation remain serious … Continue reading
MICROSOFT ADVERTISING – Layoffs
Microsoft Advertising confirmed that it cut a number of key advertising and marketing positions, underscoring our previous reports that the company may be in large part backing away from the advertising business. As a digital marketing evangelist at Microsoft Advertising, Carson had a very public role at the company: His job was to forge relationships … Continue reading
Microsoft, Silatech launch Egypt job portal
Qatar-based Silatech has partnered with Microsoft to launch MasrWorks.com, an online employability portal for Egypt that supports workforce development for the country’s youth. MasrWorks is available in both Arabic and English, and provides resources ranging from online career guidance, employability and entrepreneurship training, to specific work experience and job opportunities. MasrWorks represents the first stage of … Continue reading
Amazing Numbers About Today’s Job Market
Morgan House indentifies 50 Amazing Numbers About Today’s Economy on fool.com. Here is a sample of some of those related to the Job Market, in no particular order. 49. According to economist Tyler Cowen, “Thirty years ago, college graduates made 40 percent more than high school graduates, but now the gap is about 83 percent.” 48. Of all … Continue reading
Employability | Microsoft | US : Elevate America report offers lessons on employability
Microsoft’s Elevate America programs focus on “providing technology skills training, and resources to help people find employment.” reports Andrea L. Taylor Director of Community Affairs in North America, Microsoft on blogs.technet.com. The programs includes those initiatives: A veterans initiative helps U.S. veterans to transition from military to civilian employment. A community initiative focuses on working in … Continue reading
Cloud Computing | 14 Million New Jobs by 2015 and US$1.1 trillion a year in new business
Microsoft – A new Microsoft-funded IDC study shows businesses that move to the cloud are freeing up time and money to invest in innovation and job creation. Among the study’s findings: • Cloud computing will create nearly 14 million new jobs between 2011 and 2015. • By 2015, business revenues from IT innovation enabled by … Continue reading
Xbox 720 or PS4? Bethesda hiring for unannounced game on … | GameZone
Bethesda Studios, the company behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is hiring for an “unannounced game on future-generation consoles”. Bethesda mentioned the career opportunites for animators, artists, designers, and programmers as they “ramp up for their next major release” – which looks to be headed to next-gen consoles. Bethesda didn’t reveal any details at all, … Continue reading
Job Search | Interview Street Is Holding CodeSprints Every Week | TechCrunch
Y Combinator-backed Interview Street is accelerating the pace of its CodeSprints, where programmers prove their worth to potential employers by completing coding problems in a limited period of time. The startup held its second big CodeSprint last month. The event seems like a success — 5,221 people participated, 665 of them actually applied to companies, … Continue reading
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