Solution Area Specialist Review

by Microsoft

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role implied multiple customer facing activities from which I learnt the sales role as well as gained cloud knowledge.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I learnt how to create a presentation, present to customers, answer questions as well as gained Azure cloud knowledge through shadowing and using the learning resources Microsoft offers to employees.


  • 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?
  • Yes, my manager supported me to present alone in front of some of our big customers.


  • 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?
  • I had a lot of support and guidance from my manager as well as from my team. I believe the company's culture is very helpful in this way.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • I felt the culture encourages everyone to help others and keep a growth mindset, from which I learnt a lot for my future career. Also, it is very inclusive and diverse.


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

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • It taught me very valuable lessons and I do not think I could have been in a better place.


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

  • 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
  • Keep a growth mindset and be yourself.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

South West

November 2022


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