Technical Consultant 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
4.9
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The Company
4.6
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The Culture
4.6
- 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
Incredible time, you really get pushed to make the most of it!
I was constantly given responsibility and opportunities, and everyone always had my goals in mind when offering them.
My supervisor, despite being extremely busy, always made himself available as and when I needed as well as for our biweekly 1:1s
In all honesty, you're as busy as you make yourself. If you take on a bunch of side projects (which you should!) expect to stay a bit late to get it all done, otherwise you can do your regular commitments and have a bunch of nice coffee breaks/meetings in the span of your 9-5.
Within my first 9 months I'd presented to CTO's, CIO's and Directors. If I was given any more responsibility I may as well have been Spiderman!
The soft skills you'll learn here will help you build connections like you never have before.
The Company
Great banter all the time, but that's not always productive if you have a deadline and are trying to get work done. Leave a set of headphones at work, wearing them is like the universal microsoft sign for "if it's not urgent, leave me alone!"
Wouldve liked to hear about graduate logistics sooner (concrete details on when and how we'll be applying) but otherwise fine!
I'm pretty sure they spend at least 5 times our salary on the events, mentoring, training and opportunities they give each one of us.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
You still have to apply and do well on an assessment centre regardless of how well you do during your year... Probably the weakest area of the experience as a whole if you ask me. Still, retention rates aren't bad.
The Culture
Just like uni.
Reading is pretty cheap, being a student city and all.
Not bad.
A club for everything I can think of. Even go karting!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
South East
June 2014
