Associate Technical Account Manager Review

I really enjoyed my year at Microsoft, it was so great to put what i have learnt at University into practice!

I felt really valued, there were many teams that i was involved in and all my ideas where noted down. I even took leadership in some of the projects i was involved in and was able to get this seen by Senior Managers

I was given a mentor when i first joined and pulled upon other mentors throughout the year. These mentors were more than happy to sit down with me once a week, look at my progress and see what else i could change in order to ensure i was still learning and growing throughout the year!

there was always something to do, there were daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc tasks that i had been assigned. The day is how you make it and how you prioritise. When i was going out to see my customer, i was very busy the next few days as that was focusing a lot of work for the customer as well as my day to day job. There is also so many opportunities to reach out to different departments and work on projects there swell and so there is always something to do!

I was giving a customer to work with and so it was my responsibility to manage the premier contract. i was also involved in leading the training of new tools coming into the company and training my team on how to use them. The responsibility that Microsoft is great! if you show that you will be able to handle it well and have gained trust from your manager, there is countless opportunities!

In every extent possible! My time management skills have been developed loads and this is going to be transferred not only in my University studies but also moving on to the future. I have developed great communication skills and have become much more confident in presenting - a key skill in any job role in the future. I have also become really good at developing strong relationships which will aid in great networking throughout my career.

The atmosphere was really friendly and everyone was always willing to help. It was a very warm feeling, and great office to be apart of!

My placement was really organised, as soon as i came, the intern that i was replacing had set up a hand over document which was all the roles that i would be doing throughout the year. Working with my mentor swell, i was able to reach out to new projects that i had interest in.

Interns are really valued at Microsoft and there is always an opportunity to shadow a co-worker when you are there. We also had quarterly catchups with our managers to discuss what we are going to do next to ensure we are still learning and growing.

Very appealing, there is a wide range of roles available!

Yes - because there was 59 of us, there was always an activity at the weekend to hang out! The majority of us lived on the same road - so convent!

cost of living, rent was about 400pounds a month! and the bars where not too expensive, bit more than the north but definitely cheaper than london!

it was okay.. the clubs where very minimal but the union was very good!

Yes there was, there were various clubs such as football, badminton etc