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Melinda French Gates credited a conversation with an IBM hiring manager for her decision to join Microsoft, a choice that significantly impacted her career and personal life.
What Happened: French Gates narrated her career-defining story to LinkedIn News. After two successful summer internships, she had a job offer from IBM on the table. However, a crucial conversation with her hiring manager led her to contemplate a different path, reported Business Insider. “This little company, Microsoft. It was tiny,” she remembered saying. The manager’s response was, “If they give you an offer, you should take it.”
French Gates heeded the advice and joined Microsoft as a product manager in 1987, post her graduation from …
