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Back by popular demand is the Microsoft Alumni Career Fair! Update your resume and join us for this annual event to connect alumni job seekers with companies interested in hiring candidates with Microsoft experience. You’ll have the opportunity to introduce yourself to recruiters from more than 50 hiring companies from around the Puget Sound region. Again, you’ll meet prominent career coaches sharing their expertise and learn from career experts during the workshop track. You’ll never meet this many recruiters interested in hiring this many alumni in one place at one time. Take advantage of this opportunity to connect.

This half-day event is Thursday, June 13, 2019 on Microsoft’s Redmond Campus, and it will feature:
•    A morning of professional development with informative workshops designed to fast-track alumni career advancement
•    A Hiring Expo Hall, where top employers can meet with alumni candidates. Reserve your company table today.
•    Career coaches to give sage advice
•    Professional LinkedIn photograph taken by a professional photographer
•    Plenty of networking opportunities and refreshments also provided

Event Details

Thursday, June 13, 2019
Microsoft Redmond Campus- Building 92

8:30 a.m.    |     Registration and Networking, Continental Breakfast
   
9:00 a.m     |   
Exhibitor Hall opens
  Workshop: Grab Their Attention: Creating an Impactful Resume that Gets Results
   
10:00 a.m.  |   
Workshop: Interview Secrets From An Interviewer
   
10:45 a.m.  |   
Workshop:  Navigating Microsoft's Contracting Ecosystem
   
11:30 a.m.  |   
Workshop: Objection Handling: How To Talk About Age and Career Gaps
   
12:15 p.m.  |   
Workshop: Build Your Personal Brand
   
1:00 p.m.   ​ ​|   
Hiring Expo Hall closes & event concludes

You must be a Microsoft Alumni Network member to attend. We're expecting a sell-out crowd again. Buy your ticket early!



Make the right career connections with the Alumni Network

Top employers from throughout the Puget Sound region are bringing their best recruiters to find Microsoft Alumni Network members to fill full- and part-time positions.
The employers (learn more about becoming an exhibitor here) are looking for individual contributors and people managers who have primarily worked at Microsoft in the below roles:
•    Software engineering, Tester, Product management, Program management, IT
•    Product marketing, Digital marketing, Communications, Project management
•    Sales & marketing, Account management, Solution specialist, Partner management
•    Business management, Business analyst, Finance management, Business administration

Alumni job seekers will save time and effort meeting with multiple companies in one day at one location.

Dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes, because companies are here to hire. Network your way through the Hiring Expo Hall, learn about the employers and get in front of recruiters. You may even get an on-the-spot interview.

Walk in and start meeting with hiring decision-makers, it's that simple!

Career Coaches, who are Microsoft Alumni just like you, will be on hand in the Hiring Expo Hall to give you the boost you need. Learn from these prominent coaches, access their tools, utilize their resources and leverage their knowledge. They speak your language and are filled with sage advice. Be sure to connect with these wise ones!

Plus, career experts will present half-hour workshops to answer your most-asked questions, including how to make your LinkedIn profile sing, how to craft your personal brand, and how to win in the new gig economy.