Microsoft says young hires want 'Net access

Iria · Aug 23, 2006, 11:22 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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Microsoft says that many employers need to free up their Internet access policies in order to appear more attractive to potential hires. That's the message coming from the Microsoft Tech.Ed 2006 conference in Sydney, where Microsoft Senior Design Anthropologist Anne Kirah recently spoke. Kirah claims that many job candidates are turning up their noses at the prospect of working for an employer that restricts Internet access. While some bosses are nervous about productivity being lost to websurfing and instant messaging, she dismisses such attitudes as "digital immigrant ideas."

Aug 23, 2006, 11:22 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Microsoft says young hires want 'Net access Source: Ars Technica ________ Microsoft says that many employers need to free up their Internet access policies in order to appear more attractive to potential hires. That's the message coming from the Microsoft Tech.Ed 2006 conference in Sydney, where Microsoft Senior Design Anthropologist Anne Kirah recently spoke. Kirah claims that many job candidates are turning up their noses at the prospect of working for an employer that restricts Internet access. While some bosses are nervous about productivity being lost to websurfing and instant messaging, she dismisses such attitudes as "digital immigrant ideas."