What kind of talents does Microsoft R & D like?

"Making software to Microsoft", this is the R & D center of Microsoft China Research & Development Center) people who work often speak proudly. To do software at Microsoft can be said to be a dream of everyone who does software. In the hot work season for college students, the reporter interviewed Dr. Zhang Xianghui, general manager of Microsoft's China R & D center, on the R & D concept.

"In terms of recruiting employees, we have a set of strict standards and the most necessary is team spirit. "Zhang Xianghui said:" If a person is a genius, but his team spirit is poor, we don't want such a person. "We need to be smart first, learn things quickly, have a solid foundation, and have a strong sense of responsibility. To put it in one sentence, we will give you a job to do, whether it is to sweep the floor or be a Senior Programmer, everything should be done beautifully. In addition, you must master the methods and methods by yourself, without the specific instructions provided by others. Zhang Xianghui said that such a person not only can do a good job, but also often says to his boss, "I have another idea to do better. "People who like to find things. Zhang Xianghui believes that employees' enthusiasm also needs incentives. wage incentives are one aspect, and the company's corporate culture is a more important aspect. Zhang Xianghui's summary of R & D corporate culture is: give full play to people's initiative, give employees a strong sense of responsibility, and give them the power and freedom to do things. Simply put, the method of work here is "to give you an abstract task that requires you to complete it in detail ". Mao Yonggang, manager of the desktop application department of the Microsoft R & D center in China, understands this. Mao Yonggang said that he was responsible for word when he was just recruited to R & D in 1997. At that time, he had only one rough piece of information, and no one told him what to do and what tools to use. Communicate with the U. S. Headquarters. The answer is that everything should be done by yourself. For example, if you want to test a product without specifying the test procedures and steps, you must fully consider the product design and user habits based on your understanding of the product, discover many new problems. In this way, employees can take the most initiative and design the most satisfactory products.

Microsoft is "cruel ". Currently, many famous-name companies require half-year training for new employees. This department has one week for that department. To Microsoft, "whether you can swim or not, you will be pushed down in this swimming pool. You can also swim, you can also learn to swim. "Zhang Xianghui said:" This has already formed a corporate culture. When you come here, you have to learn things with great concentration. Once you learn it, you can survive. When you survive, you have to think about how to survive better. "Here we emphasize" hands-on ". "Microsoft is a fair company with almost no privilege. Gates only had his own parking space in the past two years. When he was late, he had to find a parking space everywhere. "Zhang Xianghui said:" Microsoft places great emphasis on the hands-on capabilities of its employees. Gates can present new products on their own. He is always working with engineers and is familiar with his products. In this way, no one can fool him. "Zhang Xianghui has developed in this corporate culture. Talking about the next step, Zhang Xianghui said: "I want to further expand the 150-person team and train this team better. So that we can participate in global software development, and what we do can compete overseas. "After 12 years of study and work in the United States, Zhang Xianghui finally chose to return to China to start his own business because" in the United States, the potential of human beings is limited, and many foreign students are engaged in the work, we often know what it will be like in 15 years from today. But back in China, the potential will be better utilized in this booming and fast-growing economic environment ."