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Resources for Students

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After looking at the organizational culture of both Google and Microsoft, I found the Google Student Blog. This website sparked my curiousity and I spent the next 30 minutes exploring this blog.

Jeff Moore, the Lead Engineering Recruiter, blogs weekly tips for students wishing to pursue a career in Google. Although he describes most of his tips in the Google context, the majority of the tips apply to any students looking for a job.

For example, he talks about rocking the “non-technical interview”. He recommends potential employees for any company to research the company, review your resume, and prepare a list of questions, as interviewers will ask “if you have any questions”.

I believe this is an extremely helpful blog as the tips is coming from a professional recruiter, especially in the fifth best company to work for in 2011. I recommend readers to follow this blog if you are seeking for tips to get a job!

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Microsoft = / ≠ Google?

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Microsoft and Google. Rivals, right?

Even the greatest rivals have similarities.What is it? Corporate Culture.

My colleague Sammie Chan discussed about Google’s latest motivator, the MetroNap Energy Pod. Google employees can take quick naps in a quiet setting, or with soothing music playing to relieve their stress.. Furthermore, Google employees have flexible shifts and access to free drinks, snacks, and Google-subsidized cafes. 

Similarly, Microsoft have a similar corporate culture for their employees, making them feel at home and work near stress-free. In 2009, I visited Microsoft’s development office in Richmond, BC. At that time, I was working with 4 Microsoft employees on my project in their “BlackComb” meeting room. After our meeting,  Mr. Graham Wardle gave me a tour around their office. Although the office was no where close to their main one in Redmond, they still had subsidized cafes, free drinks and snacks, pool and Table Tennis tables, and flexible shifts. Mr. Wardle told me that Microsoft employees love to work there because of the culture and the flexibility Microsoft provides to each employee.

As we can see, having a good corporate culture is key to a successful company, unless you deny Microsoft and Google’s success.

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