I recently read a disturbing  New York Times article on diverse educated folks struggling to find good jobs.  While this article specifically addressed Blacks, I bet there are similar stories for other ethnically diverse people as well as women. Are we still in the early 1900’s? Who is still allowing these folks to have hiring authority and how come they have not yet retired???   I thought (or was hoping) we were further...
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Last week I told you about a senior level Black candidate who interviewed for a position with our product group and after his interview headed to a BBQ hosted by a long-term Microsoft Black employee. So — Was the event, or candidate experience to put it more accurately, a disaster or success??? …It was a HUGE success! The candidate emailed the recruiter to let her know meeting with this group of folks (keep in mind these are...
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  Tamieko’s post brings up an interesting topic – help us find you!  Bing wants diverse talent; we want to find professionals who bring different perspective and experiences.  Bing is a global product and we want our workforce to reflect our diverse user base.  Recruiters use Bing and other tools to mine the internet and job boards for resumes.  Here are some tips for popping up in our results:  ...
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Last week we flew out a senior level African American gentleman to interview for a position in our product group. He is not from this area (Seattle), so, we wanted to give him a chance to learn more about the city.  If you do not know anything about the Seattle area, it is not heavily populated with African Americans. < Actually let me use the word Blacks instead of African Americans as it’s more natural for...
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Everyone says diversity is important. Do we really believe it is important or have we been told it is important so often that we automatically believe it is too. I am okay with blind faith but when you are dealing with people’s livelihood we better understand the importance of our message. For example, I am working on recruiting projects involving diversity for Bing, therefore I am having conversations with various people about their...
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I had the fortunate experience of chatting with two female Bing engineering employees this week. We discussed diversity, specifically female diversity, in engineering organizations.  They shared their thoughts on the topic which included references to their specific experiences. I would tell you a little about each employee but since I did not get permission to post their comments I will keep them anonymous. Let me refer to them as Leslie and...
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Why care about diversity? Is it just another overused corporate buzzword? When it comes to developing global products, all of a sudden diversity is pretty important, yes? Most companies realize the importance of having its employees reflect the population it serves and Bing is no exception. And when you are essentially serving the world, it seems reasonable your employee base should be quite diverse. How is this accomplished?  By hiring males...
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