Microsoft Recruiting Is Like Getting A &quot;Love Bomb&quot;
Dropped On YouS  When Microsoft wants to you hire you, it drops
a "love bomb" on you, according to a person we spoke with who
Microsoft wooed.  Microsoft wanted our source— let's call him
Tony — to join its entertainment and devices division.  Tony
ultimately turned Microsoft down, opting to start his own
consultancy. But he says if he wasn't starting his own thing, he
was ready to take the job in "a heartbeat."  Here's how the
whole thing went down.  Microsoft Recruiting Is Like Getting A
&quot;Love Bomb&quot; Dropped On YouHis recruiting started with
a phone call. Tony's would-be boss at Microsoft reached out,
gauging his interest in an interview. Tony didn't see himself at
Microsoft, but he figured it was good idea to see what it was
like.  He lives four hours from Microsoft's campus and planned
on driving there. Microsoft said, "Do you want a rental car to
drive?" He said, "Sure."  Unlike other companies that have
recruited him (and forced him i