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Microsoft

Specialist Review

at Microsoft

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

London

Review Submitted: May 2021

Overall Rating

3.8 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
3.8/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- Upskilling and learning about the various solution areas.
- Supporting demand gen/attendees and orchestrating the rhythm of business for Flagship events Future Decoded and Ignite.
- Customer contacting work, generating a broader depth of insights on customers and where they are in their buying journey as well as broadening your amount of contacts.
- IP Co-sell, account mapping, orchestrating partner, and SMC relationships, running virtual training sessions and being essentially a point of call.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Moderate
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Tech skills - Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Unlimited
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Inviting
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Yes!!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Microsoft
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Microsoft to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Microsoft
Have fun! Theres so many opportunities so have fun doing it and try your best
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