Shortly after Donnie Reynolds, chief operating officer at Automated Healthcare Solutions Inc. in Miramar, Fla., learned that Microsoft Corp. planned to cut 5,000 workers over the next 18 months, he and a co-worker flew to the software vendor's home city of Redmond, Wash. "We don't like to pass on a good talent," said Reynolds, who described the Jan. 26 trip to Redmond as a bit of "gonzo recruiting." He and his colleague spent part of the day outside of Microsoft's headquarters, holding banners in an effort to attract the attention of the employees there. AHCS has also set up a new Web site aimed at Microsoft workers, featuring a picture of a beach with the tagline "This is our Vista." The site plays a song specifically chosen to appeal to people from the Seattle area: "Sunny," which begins with the line "Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain." Reynolds said the medical services provider now has more than 100 resumes, some of them from Microsoft employees, for about a dozen open positions.
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