Why Attend?
- Showcase your skills to employers looking to connect with skilled talent.
- Learn about the various roles and opportunities available to you.
- Breakout sessions to help you stand out to employers.
- Hear from industry speakers to improve your career search outlook.
About Us
For anyone job hunting in the modern marketplace, tech skills are no longer a “nice-to-have.” They’re essential. Businesses are constantly looking for people with up-to-date skills in the Microsoft technologies they rely on—and they’re having a hard time finding them. Global talent shortages have reached a 16-year high, with 75 percent of employers reporting that they can’t find the talent they need. At the same time, many students and job seekers feel they don’t have the right background, skills, or experience for a career in tech. Microsoft is committed to bridging this gap.
Microsoft Learn Career Connected brings together skilling organizations, newly skilled job-seekers, and employers in need of talent to create a community of connection where people can discover opportunity, further develop skills, build relationships, and hire the right people for the right roles.
Through Microsoft’s vast network, we can enable better connection between skilling programs, job seekers, and employers in need of fresh talent as we all work together to shape the workforce of tomorrow. One way we are achieving this is through hosting virtual career fairs globally.
If you are skilled on Microsoft’s technologies, we invite you to join us to explore job and internship opportunities in our Microsoft ecosystem of employers. Learn more at https://aka.ms/CareerConnected Opens in a new tab
Exhibitors
Agenda
February 9, 2024, 9am-5pm EST
Microsoft Learn Career Connected Fair Agenda Opens in a new tab
Opening Remarks/Kick Off
Holly Bilyeu
9:00am-9:10am
The Road to 100% Placement
Matthew Lanham
9:10am-10:00am
Explore generative AI with Copilot in Bing
Peter De Tender
10:00am-11:00am
Unlock your potential: The benefits of workforce development organizations
Steve Fielding, Navin Gamage, Noosh Haeri, and John Piatkowski
11:00am-12:00pm
How to Launch a Successful Career in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Kurt Juvyns
12:00pm-1:00 pm
Boost your career with the new Microsoft Applied Skills credential
Nandita Sampath and Stephen Jensen
1:00pm-2:00pm
Well Connected - Small steps you can take to increase your reach
Michelle Sandford
2:00pm-3:00pm
Empowering yourself and your communities - Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors and Founder Hub
Pablo Veramendi, Isis Simmons, and Molly Mandeltort
3:00pm-4:00pm
Amplifying Your Tech Career: Showcasing Your Work and Building Your Brand
Michelle Sandford
4:00pm-4:55pm
Closing remarks/sign off
Holly Bilyeu
4:55pm-5:00pm