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Course Code:19BMC201B

Course Title: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Course Leader: Mr. P Rajeev Prasad

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HR Practices and Policies of Microsoft

Group Members:
Abishek
Ashish
Manish
Shivakumar
Tarun 2
Microsoft company in brief

American multinational technology Company


Headquartered in Redmond, Washington
Develops manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer
software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services.
Best known software products are the Microsoft windows line of
operating systems, Microsoft office suite, and Internet Explorer web
browser. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox game consoles
and the Microsoft Surface tablet

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Recruitment At Microsoft

Microsoft favors intelligence over experience


Microsoft is an aggressive recruiter and is often the first company to
offer jobs to elite graduates at campuses and career fairs across the
world.
The selection process focuses more on problem solving than actual
technical interviews.
Interview process at Microsoft is designed to push the candidates to
the limit of their creative and analytical abilities rather that their
computer programming knowledge

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Training and Development

Microsoft’s diversity education programs help ensure that employees


have the awareness, skills, knowledge, and ability to carry out their
individual responsibilities.
Employees are able to receive the training they need on-demand, at
their convenience, and from the comfort of office or home (online)
Microsoft conducts LEAP Leap Engineer Acceleration program, which
imparts technical and professional skills required to carry out the job.
Wide range of training programs includes: software skill, Language,
Product training and Leadership development program

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Compensation and Benefits

Includes all signing and year-end bonuses, vacation time and other
perks and reimbursements that make up total compensation.
Microsoft provides offered compensation packages on or higher than
the industry standards based on the technical skills and experience of
the candidates. Employee benefits are standardized across
employees.

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Work Life Balances

Microsoft tries to maintain a work life balance for its employees


through a number of activities and facilities like:
Work from home policy
Employee Assistance program and Confidential counseling
Health and well being:
• Annual Physical Check-up
• Stay fit Program

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Other Benefits

Allowance and Subsidy/Discount Paid leave


Holiday allowance for different Twelve days of annual leaves
major festivals. Paid sick leave up to 15 days
Allowance for special occasions Maternity leave up to 10 weeks
such as marriage and maternity
Paternity leave
Discounts on Microsoft products
and software. Volunteer leave up to 3 days

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Other Benefits

Office facilities Employee Welfare


Bi-weekly happy hour for Year-end party
employees Personal travel allowance
Free breakfast and beverages Family days
Private and comfortable nursery Movie days
rooms
Discounts on Massage service,
Recreational and social areas shops and restaurants
Sports and club activities

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