I had never heard of this award.  Some Microsoft employees are sharing it around claiming it demonstrates Microsoft is a great place to work.<p>I read the award description and...that doesn&#x27;t sound like that is what this award is for.  It isn&#x27;t based on data collected from employees, but rather from the general public based on their impression of what it might be like to work for a given company.<p>Hence the Randstad&#x27;s own description which awkwardly reads that it is &quot;the most attractive employer&quot;.  Not the best employer, but the most attractive.