What are the qualities that attract good candidates to Compuware?
SK: Compuware encourages individual contributions and invests in training and technologies to give people the power to move themselves, and the business, forward. We also view employees’ personal time just as important as the hours they devote to their jobs. So the company helps employees balance the two through a flexible time-off policy and menu-style benefits. A variety of wellness programs designed to assist with everyday issues are also available. MC: What are some key elements of recruiting that you use on the job? SK: We are committed to ethics and in recruiting it’s very important to set proper expectations with candidates. No matter where you are there will always be surprises once the job gets underway. But we tell the candidates how it is on their way in. That way, if there are ten surprises, at least nine of them are good and positive, rather than the other way around. There is also the 20/80 Rule. Twenty percent of the people in the world do about 80% of the work. We work
