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A Conversation with Scott Pitasky, General Manager - Talent Acquisition

Scott Pitasky

At the recent Kennedy Recruiting 2006 Conference and Expo, held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, we had an opportunity to speak with Scott Pitasky General Manager Talent Acquisition at Microsoft.

Scott gave the opening keynote address at the conference, to an audience of 500+ HR and recruiting professionals. Recruiting has always been a BIG deal at the Redmond, Washingtion company, and in recent years, has become far more challenging. Microsoft has been cover story news in many business publications recently: In the December 4th BusinessWeek Special Report, Jay Greene writes, "Reigniting growth will require a cultural shift at a company that has long shaped its strategy around maintaining its Windows operating system and Office word-processing and spreadsheet monopolies. That calls for a new breed of leaders who can push the company in directions it hasn't gone before."

Scott Pitasky and his boss, Lisa Brummel (who took over HR at Microsoft in 2005), get it.

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Scott's Bio
Scott has headed the worldwide TA&E (Staffing) division at Microsoft since December 2005. Previously, he was HR Senior Director for Microsoft's MSN business with more than 4,000 employees located in over 25 countries. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2000, Scott was HR VP at Amazon.com in Seattle, and held senior HR leadership roles with several smaller companies. Scott has a B.S.E. in Finance and Management from The University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.

Resources:
Microsoft Careers
Interview with Heather Hamilton
BusinessWeek "The Soul of a New Microsoft"
Kennedy Information

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