One Louder
Exploring the fine line between clever and stupid. Heather Hamilton is a Staffing Manager and Microsoft Employee Evangelist.
Microsoft partnering with Wembley Stadium
Article here. I heard it's going to be in Dubly and all the systems will go to eleven (sorry, a...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/21/2005
McKinsey on Employment Branding
Here's a short paper from McKinsey Quarterly (registration required--free) that highlights the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/20/2005
Error messages hurt
New Microsoft feature: EMEA developers feel your pain. Features also available in Candidate Service...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/20/2005
Bill Gates' University Tour....videos
I thought these were great. I believe our campus recruiting team was somehow involved. Favorites are...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/17/2005
Sr. Marketing Mgr-IT Manager Audience (139429)
Sr. Marketing Mgr-IT Manager Audience (139429) 8.5 MILLION IT PROFESSIONALS TO BOWL OVER WITH OUR...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/17/2005
Senior Marketing Manager-IT Pro Audience (139691)
Senior Marketing Manager-IT Pro Audience (139691) 8.5M IT Pros to make happy! Are you incredible...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/17/2005
IT Pro Audience Community Mgr (144489)
IT Pro Audience Community Mgr (144489) 8.5 MILLION IT PROFESSIONALS TO BOWL OVER WITH OUR AWESOME...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/17/2005
Steve Ballmer Caption Contest
Over on the Seattle PI blog. The proposed captions are hilarious! Of course, having not eaten any...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/14/2005
And MSN gets JibJab!
I'm sorry, I just looove me some JibJab! Article here.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/14/2005
MSN/Yahoo! IM Interop
From the Wall Street Journal. Interesting. Now all Yahoo! users are going to get to IM the cool kids...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/13/2005
I'm giving up on the Apprentice Re-caps....ahhh, don't hate me!
I hate to say it and I'm just waiting for my bloglines subscribers to drop off. I took my computer...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/13/2005
Please, get out of my head
I beg you...get out, out, out! And take the theme to MAS*H with you!
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/12/2005
Marketing@Microsoft Employee Careerpath Profiles: Neil Shah
We have an internal marketing newsletter that highlights career related information (careerpath,...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/11/2005
25 Resume Words to Avoid
From MSN Careers (by Laura Morsch of Careerbuilder). Via Ross Hollman
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/11/2005
Best cover letter/e-mail intro
Today, I received the best e-mail cover letter ever. Sometimes the ones designed to jump out at...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/11/2005
MSN Music Road Tour
What happens when 6 strangers "stop being polite and start being real" (sorry, but it sounds like...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/08/2005
This Just In: Microsoft Exec Picks Up Trash
Hehe! Well, the interesting part of the story is why he says he does it, in an e-mail to Lawrence...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/04/2005
My upcoming audio conference on recruitment blogging
I'm doing this with Kennedy Info on October 14th. Some content will be similar to what I have...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/03/2005
The Traffic Gods Have Spoken
So Steve Ballmer talks about traffic here and then, this morning, traffic is backed up on 520...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/03/2005
Product Management Consortium, October 6
We'll be there this Thursday! Well, not me, but Maria and Colin will be there along with some other...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/03/2005
I'm so humbled by this honor
Why do people say they are "humbled" when they receive some kind of honor? Is it because they don't...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/03/2005
Staffing Management Magazine: Blogging as a Recruiting Tool
Cover story in Staffing Management Magazine. This was a fun interview to give.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/03/2005
My friend Anne Manhart talks about MBA recruiting at Microsoft
Here. Businessweek wants your money if you want to see the full article. I know at least one of you...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/30/2005
Honeywell Blog AImed at Young Job Candidates
Workforce Management Article that quotes me. I'm still getting a kick out of being quoted. Indulge...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2005
Blogging 101, literally
They are actually teachng it in school (this is a class at Pitt).
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2005
The Shining...the feel-good movie of the year
Want to feel a little manipulated by advertising? Come on, I know that you do. via Lindsayism
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2005
You want to talk about what is new and innovative in recruiting?
This is. Studio Smackdown 2....sounds like fun, huh? From the folks at Aquent (with a little support...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/28/2005
Martin Taylor on why we reorged
Here, via Computerworld. Seven P&Ls still exist as P&Ls, rolling up into 3 business groups...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/28/2005
Subvert from Within
Wow! What I thought was being grouchy with people that don't care about candidate experience...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/28/2005
I'm staying too, John
John Porcaro on the BusinessWeek article. Could not have said it better myself.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/22/2005
Overselling
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/21/2005
Wow! Microsoft is 26,000 pounds lighter!
Here's an article on the weight-management benefits we offer here. Our offering is a little...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/21/2005
Evangelist, Device Management and Installation
Have you ever wished that the device installation experience could be better? Have you wished...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/20/2005
IHV Evangelist - 64 bit
64-bit computing is ready to take off; are you ready? By 2007, 64-bit will be the dominant server...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/20/2005
Best Positions to Post on Blogs: Technical Evangelist
I've developed this opinion over the last year or so: blogs are actually a good place to post...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/20/2005
Microsoft Reorg
Well, you may have already heard by now about our reorg announcement today. As of now, I don't think...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/20/2005
Fax number included why?
I can't remember the last time I received a resume by fax (OK, I'll admit that I started recruiting...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/16/2005
Meet our new Bus Dev Executive...Napoleon Dynamite
And give him all your 'tots (video). The video quality stinks...like the camera jiggles when the guy...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/16/2005
Recruiting Professionals Helping Katrina Impacted Residents
My buddy Gerry Crispin is doing a tour of the South with some recruiters in a Winnebago (great...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/16/2005
Awww, Pradeep blogged about meeting with me today
He was impressed by my mini-bar ; ) For after core work hours of course!
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/15/2005
Honesty in Recruiting: Corporate Asset or Quaint Throwaway?
I wrote an article (linked here with a discussion section and in full text below) that is published...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/15/2005
Answering Tricky Interview Questions
Article by Kate Lorenz on MSN (article not related to Microsoft recruiting directly). This article...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/14/2005
Oh yay! Blogging is old enough to have Folklore!
Happy birthday Kryptonite!
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/14/2005
Networking and Altruism
Dana vanden Heuvel posted today about The Virtual Handshake and altruism. He makes some great...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/14/2005
Getting to Know the Seattle Area
My co-worker, Shelly, sent out a list of websites to familiarize potential candidates with the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/13/2005