User Research & Web Design - Microsoft HR Site

Microsoft's European Product Development Centre (EPDC) is the company's largest development centre outside its Redmond headquarters with over 2000 staff working Microsoft products for the European market.

In order to attract the right staff Microsoft invest significantly in recruitment. Frontend were employed to examine Microsoft's online recruitment strategy and to propose a new direction for their HR recruitment website. Frontend conducted an evaluation of the existing site and carried out interviews with the HR team in Microsoft. We also studied best-practice in the recruitment industry and proposed a more streamlined process for the EPDC.

Simplicity was the key to the new website, allowing users to search for jobs under a combination of criteria, upload resumes and apply for vacant positions easily. From the administration side the site was easily updated and we designed a back-end that enabled the HR team to organise and sort the applications. The site was designed to coincide with a print media advertising campaign and was highly successful.