Melinda French Gates says she took a job at a 'little company' called Microsoft after her hiring manager at IBM told her to go for it

"And she said, 'If they give you an offer, you should take it.' And it dumbfounded me," Melinda French Gates said in an interview with LinkedIn News on Tuesday. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic via Getty Images Melinda French Gates joined Microsoft in 1987 after graduating from business school. French Gates…