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Microsoft

Customer Engineer Review

at Microsoft

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Reading

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - 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 on my engineering area
Meeting with colleagues/team
Meetings with customer
Assessment days with customers
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I got accredited to deliver a particular assessment with customers and I was given the responsibility to lead one on my own
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I learnt a lot about the Azure cloud and gained multiple certifications.
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?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had support from my mentor, manager and other mentors I met across the business
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was very welcoming and really allowed for individuality whilst still having a sense of community
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
I thoroughly enjoyed it and found a career that I would love to go into
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

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
To go for it and just apply, learn about he services and get certifications to back up what you know
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