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Job Title: Lab Engineer

Overall Rated 9.6

★★★★★★★★★★

The Role

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

Rated 10/10

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

Rated 10/10

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

Rated 10/10

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

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

Rated 10/10

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

Rated 10/10

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

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

Rated 10/10

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
  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Sports and Social Club
  • Subsidised/Company Gym
  • National Travel
  • Financial Bonus
  • Company Parties/Events
  • Staff Sales/Staff Shop
  • Working from home
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Fast track entry onto the MACH programme if you perform well.

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 8/10

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

Rated 7/10

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

Rated 9/10

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?

It's always been a dream to work at Microsoft and being here feels great everyday. The people are some of the most driven, committed yet fun people I've ever had the pleasure to meet and the company invests heavily in training and personal development. I can't speak for all but my manager opened doors for me, always gave me challenges to overcome and gave a huge amount of time making sure I was happy and had every availiable opportunity.

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★★★
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★★★★
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★★★

The final verdict…

On average, this placement student rated Microsoft with a 9.6 star rating average.

★★★★★★★★★★

Review 66/109 for Microsoft

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Placement Year Questions & Answers

Hi there! What exactly did you do during your time there? I am a mechanical engineering student and love Microsoft so I would really like to know how relevant this position is.

Many thanks!

Question asked by a RateMyPlacement user on 20th October 2011

Hi, thanks for your message. The best way for me to describe what I did exactly is to point you to this article which I wrote while I was on placement at Microsoft.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/uktechnet/archive/2011/02/03/a-day-in-the-life-of-jon-lickiss-lab-engineer-and-beginner-it-pro.aspx

Hope it helps, I'm pretty sure that the Lab Engineer's role will be available for this years applications. Any questions, just message back or add me on facebook/linked-in. Cheers, Jonathan Lickiss.

Reply from the review author on 20th October 2011

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