Technical Account Manager Review

by Microsoft

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Rating

4.6/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

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

    • The amount of responsibility that I was given was enormous, from day 1 I was infront of customers, responding to customers emails and getting my name out there to all internal TAMs through weekly newsletters that eventually ended up in Customer inbox's.

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

    • I was welcomed into the Team and soon built up a relationship with everyone within the team. Now they come to me asking questions and asking for help.

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

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

    • Nearly always had something to be getting on with and during down time was encourage to study for qualifications or accreditations.

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

    • Given customers to look after that were quite high profile, sending out weekly emails newsletter to customers and also looking after customers on workshops at Microsoft HQ

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

    • I have been given the oppurtunity to study for skills and qualifications that I can now take with me back to University and into other jobs and roles on my CV.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was very friendly and more than happy to give up their time for a chat or to answer any questions I had.

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

    • Internships are well established within Microsoft and the set up was good.

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

    • Always encouraged to go out and train and develop myself. Have earned several qualifications with more in the pipe line before leaving the company.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

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

    • Although the MACH scheme is very oversubscrbied compared to the number of jobs available. Being an intern really helps with the experience if coming back for a job interview.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Great atmosphere and induction week helped everyone to get along and get to know one and other.

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

    • The cost of living and socialising was very low for me as I live round the corner so was able to live at home without paying rent so had plenty of money to go out.

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

    • Coming from the area I know where all the great places to go are so probably had a better experience than other interns that may not have known the plaes to be.

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

    • The team was always doing something outside of the office that I was invited to take part in.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Scotland

May 2010

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