Career Center Blog | Shiny new year brings new job training programs

Well, we seem to have made it. After briefly going over — then being pulled right back from — the dreaded "fiscal cliff" over the New Year's holiday, job seekers in Washington state and everywhere else can breathe a little

Job Calendar | Inside Microsoft IT

Microsoft IT will be hosting a free evening networking event to make contact with business professionals who are interested in career opportunities in the information technology space. This event will give attendees a glimpse into Microsoft's recruiting process. Space is

Job Calendar | Microsoft recruiting event

Northwest IT Professionals and Microsoft host this recruiting event to present software engineering job opportunities in Microsoft Support Services. Bring a resume and be prepared to interview for open positions. Refreshments will be provided. Registration is required; visit Eventbrite.

Job Calendar | Ultimate Boot Camp for Job Interview

Software program managers, developers, testers and service engineers can meet and listen to Microsoft employees and hiring managers to understand what talent Microsoft is looking for. Free. Register at Eventbrite.

Career Center Blog | Seattle's 'app economy' rank bodes well for engineering jobs

If it seems like every engineering student who manages to find a job in Seattle is developing smartphone apps, you're not alone in your observation. For the first time, we now have a better idea of how the Puget Sound

Career Center Blog | Holiday gift list: New confidence, new job

This is a week of making lists (checked twice, of course) and looking forward to a new year of possibilities. We seem to be doing well with the gift list, according to the latest figures for retail sales and other

Career Center Blog | Free job-skills training program extended

In this era of draconian budget cuts and endless belt-tightening, it's good to finally see that reason has prevailed. One of the Employment Security Department's (ESD) best bargains -- the free Microsoft e-learning courses offered through WorkSource -- has been

Career Center Blog | Tide still rising for Seattle tech jobs

If there ever was a time for Seattle-area job seekers to add high-tech skills to their resumes, it would be right now. In just the last week alone, several developments in the gaming, software engineering and IT fields have pointed

Career Center Blog | Understand contractor compensation before accepting the role

Congratulations! You've received an offer from a Microsoft vendor. Before you accept, consider two important decisions. First, be careful before signing a non-compete agreement, and second, don't take the first compensation offer. In my last column, I described the basic

Career Center Blog | What you need to know about contracting at Microsoft

If you're a newbie to contracting at companies such as Microsoft, the world of contract positions can be a foreign one. At Microsoft in particular, it helps to know the language before you immerse yourself. The software giant offers plenty

Career Center Blog | Summer e-learning, networking opportunities to come

Before I launch into my update of job search networking and workshop events for the rest of June, I wanted to send out a reminder about a great learning opportunity that many job seekers may have missed from the Employment

Career Center Blog | Seattle ranks high on managerial hiring index

A few days ago, we saw a dramatic example of change, with Republicans picking up a whopping 64 seats in the midterm elections to take back control of the House of Representatives. Here in this Washington -- in the Seattle