Placement Year Details
- Job Title: Application Development Manager
- Start Date: 2011
- Length: Placement Year (10 Months+)
- Location: Reading,
South East - Salary: £14,000 - £15,999
- Roles: Computer Science, Information Technology
- Reviewer’s Course: Computer Science
- Reviewer’s University: University of Surrey
- Review Date:
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Job Title: Application Development Manager
Overall Rated 9.1
★★★★★★★★★☆
The Role
- Role Description
Mainly supporting and building internal tools, as well as being at the forefront of the latest technologies.
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
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Excellent mixture of work life balance, with an immense amount of responsibility.
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
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Constant performance reviews with excellent feedback throughout the year.
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
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As per previous comment.
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
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Had a perfect amount of work. The focus was on personal development, though I never felt bored or thought I had nothing to do.
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
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Huge amount of responsibility from presenting to customers to developing large scale internal applications.
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
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Huge amount of new skills from personal to technical. Gained certification in a wide range of Microsoft products and a lot of personal development especially in presenting.
The Organisation
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
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From pool tables to large atrium's to just sit down and have a coffee, it was a perfect environment to work in.
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
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It is Microsoft - of course it is!
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
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A huge amount of time and money is spent on Microsoft interns. We had great parties, and any training we could ever want.
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
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- Flexi Time
- Subsidised Canteen
- Sports and Social Club
- Subsidised/Company Gym
- National Travel
- Company Parties/Events
- Staff Sales/Staff Shop
- Above 25 days holiday
- Working from home
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
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Don't know yet...
Other Information
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
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Every week their was something going on within the intern community. Using the internal mail system and Facebook groups, their was always something to do.
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
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I was able to live at home, which saved me a lot of money. Also, all food was subsided by Microsoft which made it a lot cheaper.
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
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OK, though Reading is not the best...
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
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I presented to Students in schools and even cycled from London to paris!
- In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?
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Microsoft is a great place to work, with endless opportunities within the company, I would definitely recommend it!
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