Lab Engineer Review

by Microsoft

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It has been a great year providing me with lots of experiences that I would not have had otherwise both career wise and personal.

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

    • Everyone has always been very helpful to me and great full for anything that I have helped them out with over the year.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My manager was always very helpful and would answer any questions that I have had. My team have also been the same.

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

    • I have been very busy with different day to day jobs. Sometimes I have had to stay after hours just to make sure things were done.

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

    • I was given a lot of high responsibilities with a lot of private company information.

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

    • I have learnt skills which will help with my final year project. I have also learn a lot of business and customer related skills.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and happy.

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

    • Over all quiet good but some things should have been setup better with the information given with in more time.

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

    • I got full Microsoft exam training for free which I took full advantage off and completed four exams.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • That was the only down fall as I was in Scotland their were only two interns here. However we did make the most of it and went out with other interns when we went down south.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Average

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Very good with lots of things going on.

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

    • Yeah their were a lot of office events through out the year.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

International

July 2013

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