A Glimpse at Recruiting: Microsoft
Posted on October 17, 2008
Filed Under Recruiting |
What does it take to recruit and retain today’s top talent? According to these Microsoft employees, they chose a career at Microsoft because of the following reasons:
- Being challenged each day
- Autonomy: Creating your own goals and defining your own destiny
- The ability to be innovative and creative
- Freedom to experiment
- Working with intelligent people
What kind of impression does your company give to prospective employees? Do your employees feel free to experiment, innovate and create?
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