1. RECOMMENDATIONS
Nov 18 2015:
HeyRob,
Justwantedto take a minute andexpressmygratitude toyouhelpingme throughthe MicrosoftHiring
Process. Frompingingme onLinkedIntome receivingmystartdate,you were headandshoulders
above my experienceswithotherrecruitersoverthe years.
Your focus,dedication,clarity,andtrustworthinesshelpedme confidentlygothroughthe veryrigorous
MicrosoftHiringProcess.
I sincerelyappreciate yoursupportandplease share myregardswithyoursuperiors. Theyshoulddo
whateverittakestokeepyouaround!
Thanksand all the best!
JoeyMorley (MicrosoftTSP,Surface Hub)
Jan 13 2016:
I wantedtogive some feedbackona RecruiterIrecentlyworkedwithtobuildthe Surface Hubteam
inside of EPG. Rob Jamesonwasnothingshortof amazing,I have beendoinghiringatMicrosoftfor 6
years.I have builta couple of teams,andI can say withoutanyreservationsthiswassimplythe best
experience Ihave everhad. Robwas driven,he wouldpushback onme whenhe neededclarity,he was
communicative andresponsive. All of thismeantwe remainedonthe same page throughoutthe hiring
process.I hired9 people and6 were external hiresthatwere broughttome by Rob.
I have a fantasticteambecause Robwas such an amazingresource. Thankyoufor redeemingmyfaith
inthe hiringprocessatMicrosoft.
Thank you,
JeffNye (DirectorTechSales,Surface Hub)
March 3 2016:
Rob – thanksso much for yourhard, creative workhere.Before youjoinedthe teamwe were effectively
stalled:Ihadreceivedno(zero) external candidatesinthe 60+ days the role hadbeenpostedandyou
have providedme withahalf dozenpluswell screenedcandidatesinlessthan2weeks.Thankstoyour

2. effortsIbelieveIamin a positiontoeffectivelyclose outthisprocessinthe nextweekorso.Thanks
again!
JeffBrock (Director,SolutionSales,EPG)
April 15, 2016:
I wantedtotake a momentandexpressmyappreciationandgratitude forthe combinationof Susanand
Roberthelpingme recruitandhire the 5 IMDM recruitsinthe space of 5 weeks.Iamnot usedto myHR
/ Recruitingteambeingsuchgreatteammatesinthe process.
As a resultwe were able to
1. Bringin 2 newrecruitstothe company
2. Bringover 2 talentedindividualsfrommyoldteam
3. Supporta change inS plangoingfromthe fieldtocorp
4. Finda diverse,competitive recruitfromVMWare that was unknowntoall of us and not lookingfor
a job.
These were all 65-66 level candidatesgivingusanA+ team as we beginbuildingthe MarketMaker
muscle.Ireceivedmultiple positivecommentsfromthe candidatesonthe professionalismof bothSusan
and Robertthroughthe process.
Robertwas a partnertalkingtosay roughly20+ candidatesto builda shortlist.He was able to take my
criteriaforhiringand mapit to the candidatesand“see”for me whatI was lookingforandarticulate
clearlywhyI wouldlike the candidate.He reachedouttome immediatelywhenthere were issues
contributingsignificantlytospeedingupourtimeline.
Susanwas a professional peertome helpingwiththe internal MSissuesandreachingoutwhenwe
neededtonavigate the decisionsaroundcandidatesandhiring.Iappreciatedhercandorandforthright
advice.
Thank youfor providingme agreatteam forthisproject.
Rich Cannon
SeniorDirector,WWHosting
Market Maker IndustryMarketingDevelopment