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July 3, 2007 Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. TAGS: intern, computer science, SafeWeb, student, Silicon Valley, talent, Google Inc., professor, founder, food, Microsoft Corp.

July 18, 2006 Winternals Software acquired to add technical expertise to company's operating-system development team. TAGS: Winternals Software, Sysinternals, co-founder, talent, Microsoft Corp., software company, blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system

July 5, 2005 As rivalry for talent heats up, company tries to address its reputation for arrogance in recruiting. TAGS: arrogance, recruiting, talent, reputation, hiring, software company, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., operating system

February 27, 2006 The search king lures doctors, Internet pioneers, renowned execs from Microsoft, and other rivals to its geek heaven. TAGS: computer networking, Dr. Larry Brilliant, hire, Vint Cerf, Google Inc., talent, hiring, physician, co-founder, Amazon.com Inc., India, China, networking, Microsoft Corp.

June 16, 2006 Microsoft's new leadership must quickly find a way to prevent the legacy weight of Windows and Office dragging down the fledgling Live platform. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Software Technology, Forrester Research Inc., talent, leadership, commentary, departure, leader, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

February 13, 2008 The merger-minded software giant will likely want to keep Yahoo execs in a host of areas, including online ads, social media, and Web search. More layoffs for Yahoo? TAGS: layoff, Yahoo! Inc., social media, online advertising, merger, Flickr, talent, Internet search, community, vice president, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

December 14, 2005 Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers. TAGS: hiring, talent, worker, H-1B, women, recruiting, engineer, computer science, Google Inc., workplace, Steve Ballmer, battle, president, agreement, China, information technology

December 2, 2004 Premium pay for specific skills has dropped, but other skills are hot, thanks in part to offshore disappointments, report says. TAGS: pay, skill, groupware, certification, IT professional, Human Resources, worker, talent, networking, hiring, research, messaging, XML, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

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