3. MICROSOFT
• Multinational computer technology corporation.
• Develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide
range of software products.
• Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA.
• founded on April 4, 1975.
• CEO is Satya Nadella.
• Co‐founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen
5. What is Recruitment?
Recruitment refers to the overall process of attracting, selecting and appointing
suitable candidates to a one or more jobs within an organization, either
permanent or temporary.
RECRUITMENT AT MICROSOFT
• Microsoft believes in recruiting extremely intelligent staff, favoring
intelligence over experience.
• Microsoft is an aggressive recruiter and is often the first company to offer jobs
to elite graduates at campuses and career fairs across the world.
• The selection process focusses more on problem solving and thought‐process
& composure ‐testing exercises rather than the actual technical interviews.
• interviewing process is seen as one which would push the interviewees to the
limit of their creative and analytic abilities rather than their familiarity with a
computer programming.
• a short-listed candidate will be invited in for some initial discussions,
progressing through up to four interviews. These interviews 1:1 or by panel, and
can be face to face or by telephone or VTC.
7. Training and development refers to the practice of providing training,
workshops, coaching, mentoring, or other learning opportunities to
employees to inspire, challenge, and motivate them to perform the
functions of their position to the best of their ability.
It ensures that randomness is reduced and learning or behavioral
change takes place in structured format.
The principal objective of training and development division is to make
sure the availability of a skilled and willing workforce to an
organization
8. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
AT MICROSOFT
• Microsoft's diversity education programs help ensure that employees have the
awareness, skills, knowledge, and ability to carry out their individual
responsibilities.
• It provide employees with the key competencies they need to excel in their
current or future roles and to create a workplace environment that is
empowering, inclusive, and supportive so all employees can do their best work.
• Employees are able to receive the training that they need on-demand, at their
convenience, and from the comfort of their office or home.
• It also offers participants an online area to discuss the training courses, ask
questions, and learn from others.
• There are also, advanced courses for Human Resources professionals to help
coach and manage employees.
9. According to Microsoft
“At Microsoft, employees are responsible for their own career and
professional development. By providing learning experiences that build
the requisite knowledge, skills, and understanding for success, we
strive to develop an inclusive environment in which all employees can
do their best work.”
11. • Microsoft has always been about recognizing the value that different life
experiences and viewpoints bring to its business. It seeks out people from
diverse backgrounds and encourage them to take risks and approach challenges
unconventionally.
• It believes that by respecting and embracing everyone’s unique skills and
perspectives, we can create an environment that encourages remarkable
innovation
• It is always excited to discover the unique skills and perspectives one can
bring to Microsoft.
• The unique quality it shares globally is the appreciation and respect for
diversity.
• Inclusion is not only an approach to meet the needs of increasingly diverse
customer base through providing creative and innovative products, services, and
solutions, but it is also a company commitment to support an inclusive culture
and management practice for our world-class talents.
• Diversity and Inclusion programs are practiced at Microsoft through leaders’
lead by example, awareness building, organizing workshops on work-and-life
balance for employees’ spectrum of needs.
15. Work–life balance is a concept including proper prioritizing between "work"
(career and ambition) and "lifestyle" (health, pleasure, leisure, family and
spiritual development/meditation).
WORK LIFE BALANCE AT
MICROSOFT
Microsoft tries to maintain a work life balance for its employees through a
number of activities and facilities like:
• Work From Home Policy
• Employee Assistance Program & confidential counseling
Health & Wellbeing
• Annual Physical Check-up
• Stay Fit Program
16. Allowance & Subsidy/Discount
• Holiday allowance for Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival &
Chinese New Year
• Allowance for special occasions, such as marriage, maternity, and bereavement
Social club funding
• Discounts on Microsoft products and software Paid Leave
• Twelve days of annual leave, and fifteen days each year after service of five
years, plus one additional day for each additional year of service after the sixth
service year; up to 30 days a year.
PAID LEAVE
• leave up to fifteen days a year
• Maternity leave up to ten weeks for female employees
• Paternity leave
• Volunteer leave up to three days each year
17. Fantastic Office Facilities
• Bi-weekly Happy Hour (tea breaks) for employees
• Free breakfast and beverages
• Private and comfortable nursery rooms
• Recreational and social areas
Employee Welfare Committee Benefits
• Year-end party
• Personal travel allowance
• Family days
• Movie days
• Discounts on massage service, shops and restaurants
• Sports club activities
19. Whether you choose a management role, dive deep into a technology, or explore
multiple professions, you’ll find everything you need to drive your career at
Microsoft. It goes beyond training—although with over 2,000 courses available
globally in classrooms or online, you’ll have plenty of opportunities for that. It
make sure you and your manager dedicate time each year to discussing your
career development, and you can access our online career resources anytime.
Plus, to give each other a hand in getting ahead, we are all encouraged to
choose—or to be—a mentor.
More Than a Job: While a career at Microsoft will always be about
working with smart people, taking on big challenges and defining the future of
technology, it's also about enjoying your life. Our people really value the idea
having a good life, both at work and away. Our culture, our benefits and our
work style truly reflects this.
Vibrant and Passionate Culture: The passion of its employees is at
the very essence of what it is. The energy is totally infectious and the people
around you bring out the best in you every day. The camaraderie at Microsoft is
unique for a large company
