Partner Resource Coordinator Review

by Microsoft

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • I want to return there as a graduate.

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

    • Quite, I think they appreciated my comments, but ultimately as they were all managers themselves they had a much better perspective on most situations.

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

    • Relatively, they tended to want to see if i'd get on with it myself

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Varied greatly, at the start i would be doing relatively nothing and by christmas i left at 6 or 7 most evenings.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Alot towards the end, thats one of the best things they did, but still kept a close eye on me and the responsibility had to be earned

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt a great deal, but lacked a formal development scheme

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Really interesting when everyone was in, but people tended to be out of the office or in meetings alot of the time

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

    • Well, they had everything planned in the induction, but left flexibility for you to become part of your team as it went on

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Time and attention was brilliant, i got mentored by someone who became director while I was there, but lacked formal off site training schemes

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very, now they've upped their graduate package.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • No, I think most of my years interns were lame. Kinda think thats the problem of being somewhere only for a year. I do think FT employees enjoy a better scene though and other year groups seem to have had more fun.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Expensive, all the South east commuter towns are though

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Wicked, when people bothered to come out Reading was a fantastic

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • yeh, as in sports and social wise Microsoft is fantastic I played noon footie twice a week, Cricket and went to numerous work events all free of charge and actively encouraged by my manager

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

Scotland

August 2007

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