Reactive Support Engineer Review

by Microsoft

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Definite value was taken from my placement at MS I've learnt new skills and developed existing ones.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I didn't just feel like an 'intern' I felt like a regular employee throughout the company

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

    • my manager was very supportive and in fact helped me extend my contract at MS so I could gain more experience

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

    • a busy as I would expect to be in a standard job

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

    • I was given the same amount of responsibility as a regular employee, some of the intern perks made responsibility more than that of a normal employee

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

    • they will help my technical understanding and will help me out on my course and also after uni

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • generally very friendly and very open, everybody is very welcoming

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

    • pretty well organised, considering there was 120 interns in my year it was all co-ordinated even though the interns where spread across multiple sites

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

    • they invested a lot in me, training, skills, extra projects,

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • extremely, great company to work for

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes fellow students were well integrated together the social scene is very important at MS

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

    • reading is more expensive than my home town, but that's purely because its close to London and further south.

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

    • reading nightlife was good but not amazing when compared with my hometown

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

    • yes plenty of opportunities,

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

South East

June 2015

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