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| Microsoft Student Partners Program, 2007-2008
Important! The application deadline for this event is May 28th, 2007.
Microsoft Student Partners 2007-2008 academic year
Some students deserve extra recognition for going out of their way to help other students they lead campus clubs and user groups, head up those challenging team projects, or are key players in the campus technical community.
The Student Partners program is an elite job opportunity offered to technology-enthusiastic students. Individuals that take part in the Student Partners program understand and are passionate about Microsoft technologies and platforms. Student Partners is an opportunity for you to expose those students to more opportunities and rewards!
Each year, Microsoft works with faculty to identify those deserving and qualified students and invite them to join this unique student community. Only a limited number of students are selected each year to participate generally we select 1-2 students on the top university and college campuses across the United States. (You can nominate as many as you want)
Successful students have the following qualities:
- Passionate about technology
- Able to influence others
- Willing to share knowledge
- Proactive
- Outgoing, well-connected with his/her peers and faculty
- A good presenter
- Organized and responsible, independent and collaborative worker
Technical expectations:
- Intermediate knowledge of .NET and Visual Studio
- Intermediate programming skill
- Experience with Windows and other Microsoft technologies
- Motivated to learn and present on new development technologies
So what do your students get from all this?
A competitive pay and opportunities to win cool prizes, exclusive access to Microsoft software and books to give away on your campus, ideas and resources for making user group and club meetings more exciting, and a MSDN Universal Subscription. Beyond this Student Partners get access to specialized training and connections with a community of students from around the country. In addition, Student Partners who successfully complete the program are guaranteed an initial screen with Microsoft Corp. for a full or internship position opportunities.
Help us find the deserving students the program is now open for nominations for the 2007-2008.
To nominate a student, please send them to http://www.student-partners.com to apply and send us their names and school to usmsp@microsoft.com.
Calendar:
April 23rd, 2007: Applications process open- visit http://www.student-partners.com to apply.
May 28th, 2007: Application period closes
June 30th, 2007: Microsoft Student Partners are announced for the 2007-2008 program year.
For more information on the program, please visit the Web site at http://www.student-partners.com or email the program team at usmsp@microsoft.com
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