Own Your FutureUpdate Your Skills with Resources and Career Ideas from Microsoft

SO, YOU JUST GOT the phone call. The human resources representative sounded a bit harried, like she had to fit in a bunch of calls by the end of the day and you were on her list. She asked you to come in for an interview and gave you a choice of three dates and times next week. You took the one that doesn’t conflict with your afternoon class.
Graduation isn’t some far-off goal anymore: it gets closer every day. Chances are that you, like many people, are wondering what the marketplace will look like when you finally have that diploma in hand. With so many candidates searching for work right now, how can you increase your chances of being the chosen candidate for the job you want most?
When you are looking for work in challenging economy, it becomes more important than ever to be able to interview with confidence. And that means you need to be able to share clearly with your interviewer your skihuman resourceslls, abilities, and interests so that the other person can see easily that you would be a great asset to the company. You need to make sure you have the technology skills to really shine when it comes to the projects the prospective position requires; you need to be able to share examples of your experiences and demonstrate your comfort level with teams of all types and sizes.