Marketing Communications Manager Review

by Microsoft

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • - Managing a range of events for Microsoft attorneys to interact, educate and empower our customers legal, compliance, risk, and corporate affairs teams. - Managing aspects of the team’s communications and external outreach. - Managing programs. Communicating with stakeholders.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • - Organisation - Communication - Public speaking and presenting - Management


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given lots of responsibility in individual learning paths and program management.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • As much guidance and support as I felt I needed. This included weekly 1:1's, intern events and training etc..


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. The culture is centred on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement at Microsoft. I've developed skills I can not only transfer when searching for graduate jobs but also on my return to university this year.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Microsoft
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Microsoft to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Microsoft
  • Be yourself and willing to learn.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

April 2021


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