Placement Year Review at Microsoft

The Role

Role Description

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to help them understand their numbers.

Creating and maintaining trackers which will track certain elements such as the profitability of an account.

Assisting and dealing with queries from the rest of the business.

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The best thing about the job was that I was treated as an FTE (Full time employee), and that the work I did was actually used in the business

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Placement was set up in a rotation scheme where I would move to a different team every 3 months. This allowed me to gain a lot of exposure to the different business segments and afforded me great networking opportunities.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

• Flexi Time
• Sports and Social Club
• Subsidised/Company Gym
• Company Parties/Events
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop
• Working from home

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Review 109/109 for Microsoft

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