GenY: School to Workplace : 6 free Microsoft webcasts

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Today, students are graduating from college with very little preparation to enter the modern workforce.

To help students bridge their knowledge gap, Microsoft is offering 6 free webcasts which will provide soft-skills training, introduction to Microsoft products and essential tools for advancing their careers.

 The 6 webcasts aims to provide students with the necessary technical and soft skills that are required for success in the modern workplace.

Join the webcast at http://tiny.cc/sws19. The webcast will be held every other Wednesday at 2:30 EST from February 24^th until May 5^th.

The webcasts that are available for spring series are:

Business Skills:

• Beginning your business
• Job Interviewing Tips
• How to find internship

Technical Skills

• What you should know about Visual Studio
• Internet Explorer 8 and Bing
• Women in Technology
• Introduction to C# programming
• Students to Business Career Stream
• Accessing free software through Dreamspark and MSDN Academic Alliance

Students can also get additional information to prepare them to join the workforce:

• International Microsoft Students to Business Site:
  • http://www.microsoft.com/studentstobusiness
  • U.S.  Microsoft Students to Business Site:
    • http://s2b.experience.com
    • Lindsey Pollak Site / Blog – Author of Campus to Career http://www.lindseypollak.com/
    • Gen Y Insights http://genytrends.experience.com
    • Gen Inc Blog : http://geninc2.wordpress.com/

 

Do these webcasts REALLY help you better prepare to join the modern workforce?  Share your thoughts.

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