Anne Cheng
My name is Anne Cheng and I joined the International Recruiting Team in December 2007, but I’ve been with Microsoft Staffing for nearly eight years. I started out at the company as an intern and knew right away that Microsoft was where I wanted to develop my career.
I spent five years with the College Recruiting Team, about a year with International Recruiting for Middle Eastern, Pakistani, Indian and South African candidates and now I'm going on my second year recruiting European and Russian candidates who are interested in development roles at our U.S., Canadian and European Development centers. I have to say that since I started this role, it’s quickly become clear that this is one of the best regions to work with. The people I’ve met have all been incredibly passionate and smart. My only wish is that we had unlimited H1B’s... Of course, you’ll find that all of the recruiters on my team feel the same about their regions.
A little about me: My parents are from Taiwan and I was born in Amman, Jordan. My wildly creative parents thought that since the name “Anne” looks a bit like “Amman” that would be the best name for me. I spent some time in Antigua and moved to the United States when I was five years old. I graduated from the University of Washington with an International Business degree, so traveling the world and marketing amazing opportunities to the brightest candidates truly is my dream job.
I’m eager to share more information regarding International Recruiting efforts around the world to help introduce international candidates to their recruiting contacts. It’s always nice to put a face to an e-mail address. I’m also happy to share my perspective on things like Seattle, unique Microsoft opportunities, and especially tips/tricks for interested International candidates.
This will be my first time blogging, so I’m happy to receive comments and feedback. I look forward to providing more context to the complicated world of recruiting!
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