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IBM Launches College Hiring Program for Growing Networking Technology Business

Business Wire, Sept 11, 2000

College Editors

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000

IBM Microelectronics is heading back to school this week, launching the most aggressive college-hiring program in its history. The division's nationwide recruiting campaign is expected to fill more than 600 new job openings for electrical engineers, chemical engineers, materials scientists, RF circuit designers and many other critical positions needed to support its growing networking technology business.

To help meet the customer and business requirements of its expanding microchip operation, IBM recruiters are swiftly spreading out to educational institutions across the country with a mission to attract hundreds of qualified candidates into the company's technical ranks. The recruiters will be accompanied by special ambassadors - employees hired during last year's recruiting campaign - who are armed with a unique peer-to-peer perspective of the IBM employment experience.

"Supporting the growth of our communications technologies business is critical," said Catherine Keim, recruiting program coordinator for IBM Microelectronics. "We also want to spread the word that IBM is a great place to work. IBM offers a rare opportunity for entry-level engineers and scientists to work on the cutting edge of chip technology development with world-class leaders in the field."

New college hires will have an opportunity to immediately contribute to technology innovations such as the bandwidth allocation technology (BAT) IBM introduced today to help improve the quality and speed of information traveling across networks like the Internet.

Demand for the IBM's industry-leading semiconductor technologies such as copper interconnect and silicon germanium (SiGe) has exploded. The company's year-old networking technology business-driven by custom logic (ASIC) growth and rapid acceptance of its network processor chips-has doubled over the last year. Additionally, IBM's worldwide Communications Research and Development Center (CRDC) is also spearheading major semiconductor advancements.

IBM Microelectronics is a key contributor to IBM's role as the world's premier information technology supplier. IBM Microelectronics develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art semiconductor and interconnect technologies, products and services. Its superior integrated solutions can be found in many of the world's best-known electronic brands. More information about IBM Microelectronics can be found at www.chips.ibm.com. IBM's extensive collection of high performance networking technologies, is highlighted at www.chips.ibm.com/products/wired/.>