Marketing Assitant, Mobile Communications Business, EMEA Review

by Microsoft

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Great year, workign with great people in a great industry. The only issues was that due to the nature of an international team we didnt have as much face to face time as alot of the other interns but that was to be expected.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Made me feel part of the team straight away, treated me like a professional and not a student and provided great support in all aspects of my role and my future development.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Great support and guidance in all aspects of the role.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Always had plenty to do and the more successfully I did it the more responsibility I was given

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

    • Was given a small amount of responsibility to begin with but as I performed well on tasks I was quickly given more and more responsibility for projects

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Definately skills for life, learnt many more skills, both independantly and from my team members, than | have at university so far

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • As we were an international team there was rarely mor than three people in the office, the atmosphere was great but when there were more people in there was much more atmosphere but again that is to be expected

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Great organisation, we were given all the information we needed prior to the placement

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Always lots of opportunities to learn and develop throught the extensive training programmes, also actively encouraged to take on new challenges and skills and this reflects the culture of Microsoft

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Recommended for the last stage of recruitment for the graduate scheme

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of social events, with a christmas and summer ball provided by the company

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cheapish as Reading is a student town but still relatively expensive

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Was ok, reading isn't the greatest town in the world!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • With a volunteer team ready to give you these opportunities there was plenty of chances to get involved

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

Scotland

November 2009

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