Sessions tagged as Career
Consulting - How to
Location: Franz Hall, Room 108
Ever want to live the lifestyle of a consultant? Interested in creating your own business? Consulting can be an incredibly challenging and rewarding experience. This session is a reprise of one presented by Richard Hundhausen a few years ago. The session that gave me my start in consulting.
MVP Program Overview
Location: Franz Hall, Room 108
You probably know a few people that are Microsoft MVP's and wondered how they received the award or even what it means. What are the different disciplines you can be awarded in? Or even what the program looks for in an MVP? Well if you have asked yourself any of these questions then this session is for you. Suzanna Moran (Zannabanana on Twitter) Sr. MVP Lead from Microsoft, will spend time with you to give you the low down on the MVP program. This is one session you don’t want to miss.
Ramp Up Your Presentations!
Location: Franz Hall, Room 108
Whether you are presenting a project status report to a small group of co-workers, a technical presentation to a user group, or even your debut presentation to a Code Camp or other large conference, you often feel your voice cracking or your knees shaking -because your confidence is just not quite supporting you. Learn how to get and keep the audience's attention. Hear proven methods for keeping the presentation, and the audience, on topic, and engaged. Arnie will discuss how to get and stay organized, how to communicate your passion about the topic; how to present yourself naturally; how to understand and engage the audience, and how to succeed as an outstanding presenter.
Reactive Extensions for Silverlight
Location: Franz Hall, Room 205
An overview of Reactive extensions for Silverlight. Find out how to use reactive extensions (Rx) to help simplify events handling, async programming and manage multiple threads.
Soft Skills for Geeks - Communicating with the rest of us so we get it!
Location: Franz Hall, Room 234
Do you get frustrated by how much time it takes to deal with people at work? Do you wish that sometimes these people would just go away and let you do your job? Often technology professionals are praised for their abilities to troubleshoot, understand complex problems, and have the patience to figure out how to make technology work for the rest of us. This does not leave a lot of time to focus on how to best relate to people. Learn some tips and techniques that you can use immediately.
Women in Technology Forum
Location: Franz Hall, Room 108
Women in software development are invited to share their experiences and challenges balancing work, family, and life in general. There are a lot of women working in the software industry, but most seem to keep a low profile. Come and join us in discussing the trials and tribulations of working in a male dominated workforce. How do you find balance between work and family, while at the same time trying to achieve your personal and career goal? Pick up your lunch and then join us for this stimulating discussion -and men are also encouraged to join in and contribute to this lively discussion.
Writing an Effective Resume
Location: Franz Hall, Room 108
The proven way to write your resume to get results, interviews and a job.