Lab Engineer 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
4.6
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
3.9
- 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
Hands on experience with the latest and greatest technologies. Also gained great insights in customer facing roles.
Was treated as a full time employee and hardly felt like an intern.
With the ability to network easily with anyone in the organization and get involved in many mentoring programs, support was everywhere. However, my mentors and managers provided me with the support and guidance needed, and involved the appropriate partners in my project when requested.
I am pretty busy in my day to day role, however my manager was flexible on deadlines which enabled me to balance my work life balance.
As said previously, I hardly felt like an intern and was proactively involved in many customer and partner projects throughout the industry!
I believe I gained more skills in my placement that would be greater or equal to my two years at University.
The Company
Very opened, relaxing and friendly.
Staffing team at Microsoft did a great job in organizing the intern program.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Car
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Healthcare/Dental
Travel loan
There is no retention program in place for interns and to my knowledge, you have to apply to the MACH program if you would like graduate opportunities.
The Culture
Good, but Edinburgh is expensive.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Scotland
June 2014
