Last year Microsoft hired 10,000 new people. This year we are looking for more good people. I can help you get noticed through our employee referral program. My goal is to find 20 great people to join Microsoft. You get a great job, and I get a referral bonus.
There are 3,143 job openings in the USA as of today. There are jobs open in all groups and all job functions. I checked a few job categories for open reqs.
Sample of job openings in some categories;
- Software Development - 710
- Marketing - 285
- Sales - 184
- Product Management - 70
- Business Development - 43
Here is how the program works;
- Go to the Microsoft Careers site and find a job you are interested in.
- Forward your resume to me (ddodge@microsoft.com) along with the job req#.
- If you are a good candidate for the job I will submit your resume to HR.
- You will hear back from Microsoft within 15 days.
- If you get hired I get a referral bonus and take my family on a nice vacation :-)
This program really works...I got my job at Microsoft this way.
what about internships?
Posted by: anonymous | October 04, 2006 at 11:15 AM
Great idea, Don. Would you mind letting me know the results of this exercise? Very curious.
Posted by: chris | October 04, 2006 at 06:05 PM
Internships are handled separately by each group. They happen throughout the year but mostly for the Summer. I am not aware of a central listing of internships available.
Chris, Yes, I will post results in a few weeks.
Posted by: Don Dodge | October 04, 2006 at 07:18 PM
Don - way to recruit! But what do you do if someone's not a good fit? Even worse if you know the applicant personally! How do you handle that situation?
Posted by: kayvaan | October 05, 2006 at 04:42 PM
Hey Don,
There's a great resource for people considering a job at Microsoft - they're blogging about the whole interview process, what to expect, etc.
http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/default.aspx
Posted by: Bob Walsh | October 10, 2006 at 05:10 PM