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Microsoft recruits military veterans

Microsoft is recruiting military veterans for their management expertise, reports Mason Cohn for CNN.

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From the war zone to a high-tech training field,

The technology giant considers veterans more desirable than others as employees due to their leadership skills, discipline, adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced environment.

Other big companies are also following the trend - Amazon, General Electric and Walmart are just a few among them.

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And with US's involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drawing down, it is expected that the number of vets looking for non-military jobs will increase.


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