This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
-
The Role
-
The Company
-
The Culture
- 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
I mainly assisted the Art and Design teams with any things they needed extra help on. Including animation, UI design, promotional artwork, etc.
A lot of my colleagues valued my work very much, and were very grateful when i spent my time to help them out.
My supervisors were great and would help me out any time i had a problem if i asked.
In general i had enough work to keep me busy, but not so much that i felt stressed out.
For many of my tasks i was given just as much responsibility as the full time employees.
The things i learnt at Soho will be immensely valuable to me in the future.
The Company
It was way more fun to work there than i though an office could be!
The internship was set up very well
My manager helped me out a lot to find ways in which i could personally expand my skills in areas i was interested in.
Company Parties/Events
I would love to go back into the Microsoft company sometime in the future.
The Culture
There was in the microsoft intern on the TVP campus, But not so much in the Soho group.
Central London is pretty expensive.
It was good but, again, expensive.
There were opportunities both in the Soho studio and in Microsoft as a whole.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
October 2013