Internal Operations Review
by Microsoft
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
2.8
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The Company
1.7
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The Culture
2.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The placement has enabled me to determine my own future career path and will most certainly help in the future. However looking at the year as a whole it has been slightly disappointing. Unfortunately Microsoft no longer has the stranglehold over the market that it once did and there is a distinct lack of innovation within the company. Such a perception became patently obvious when looking at the Senior Management in my department and if I were to return to the Technology industry the opportunity to work at Google, Facebook & Apple would be far more appealing.
The nature of my job in Internal Operations meant that often my job was very repetitive and perhaps I was not given the chance to be valued fully by my colleagues.
I had a brilliant manager, as well as a fantastic and driven departmental manager who has volunteered to be my mentor going forward. In terms the support and guidance I was given I felt very lucky in comparison to the experience of other interns.
Varied hugely, however in the last 3 months of the internship the workload in my department for those in internal operations slowed significantly.
Given enough responsibility and pushed for more, however naturally the nature of any intern role means that you will obviously not be running the company!
My I.T & Business Reporting skills were helped immensely. However aside from that my role did not demand a particularly stringent skillset.
The Company
My particular department was seriously lacking in atmosphere compared to the rest of the company.
The University Staffing Team were only visible to all interns on 3 occasions in the year and communications were confusing, vague and often incorrect (causing multiple communications to be sent to clarify messages).
In my experience there was very little investment in my personal development and training. However as a whole the o
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
At the start of my career I have a desire to work for a company who are pushing the boundaries at the top of their specific market. Unfortunately from my experience at Microsoft this year the company seems to be weak within the market and is being bettered by competitors such as Google, Salesforce, Samsung & Amazon.
The Culture
Reading is very expensive considering the quality of the town.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
South East
June 2013
