I really liked the company culture, and the opportunity to see how working in the actual software industry was like. I also really like the flexibility the company offered, and that I was able to ship an actual to production with my intern team that real customers use daily.
What I wish was different
I can't think of anything honestly, it was a very smooth experience.
Advice
Take as many of the opportunities you can that allow you to network with people in different parts of the company, and learn about the work they do, their background, how they got to where they are, etc..
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Product Marketing Intern
June - September 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
Interesting projects, flexibility to plan your own projects and schedule, great team dynamic and work culture. Company works to expand interests of employees and foster an inclusive culture.
What I wish was different
More support and access to resources would've been helpful.
Advice
Don't be afraid to advocate for yourself!
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Software Development Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
The pay
What I wish was different
The team I was on
Advice
Work at a more interesting company
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Explore Intern
May - August 2018 • Seattle, WA
What I liked
Great company, excellent workplace, friendly and helpful coworkers.
What I wish was different
Advice
Do your job well and you'll get a return offer. Don't be afraid to ask questions -- your coworkers were in your shoes at one point.
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Azure Cosmos DB Explorer Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
I liked my project, my manager, and my team. I also liked how almost everything about my project was designed from a customer perspective for a maximum business impact and job satisfaction. By the way, my project was to develop a reference solution to show Azure Cosmos DB customers how to leverage the Change Feed feature of Azure Cosmos DB.
What I wish was different
I did not designed and assign priorities to every part of my MVP from a customer standpoint. Therefore, some parts of my projects turned out to be not as important to the customers as I thought they would, which is kind of a waste of resources.
Advice
I would advise people to pay attention to knowing how their customers are and what those customers are looking for, and design everything else from there. I would also encourage everyone to make sure they love what they are working on, who they are working for, and who they are working with while looking for a job.
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New Technologist Intern
June - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
The plentiful resources available to interns and how willing people in senior positions were to get coffee with you and talk about their work. Lots of opportunities for career exploration and development. I liked my project too, which was mobile development.
What I wish was different
More opportunities to meet interns, something more product facing and less enterprise-y. Wanted a little more structure.
Advice
Make the most by reaching out to people and asking questions. Leverage the internal Microsoft connections, work hard.
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PM Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
I liked getting to know how a large company like Microsoft works with many teams and I also liked the role of a PM in managing multiple parties (developers, cross-team communications, designers, etc).
What I wish was different
I wish that I had more guidance since PM-ing was new for me and more resources to work directly with developers. While my project was cool, I don't think it was prioritized highly with respect to full-time employees' projects and because of that I didn't feel that my work was as impactful.
Advice
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SWE/PM Explore Intern
May - August 2018 • Bellevue, WA
What I liked
Coworkers, events, and everything about the experience.
What I wish was different
I wouldn't change anything!
Advice
Even Google recruiters told me that Microsoft has the BEST summer internships for CS majors.
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Finance Rotation Program Intern
June - August 2018 • Bellevue, WA
What I liked
What I wish was different
Advice
If you can get an internship with a company that you believe is your dream company, do it. You'll either be completely right or completely wrong and you can move on from there.
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Software Engineering Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
- The mentorship I received
- My project
- My friendly and diverse team and very wise manager
- The intern activities, community and programming.
What I wish was different
- I wish I had more 1:1s and general interaction with my manager (I had them with my mentor instead)
- I wish I had a project which was more full-stack (it was mainly front-end).
Advice
Don't be afraid to ask questions and email random people to meet up and learn from them! It will be worth it.
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Explore Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
Great work environment, great intern benefits
What I wish was different
Better team and location
Advice
Make the most of your opportunity because it's a great gentle intro to software engineering and product management and corporate life
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Explore Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
lots of intern activities, got to write code for a real project
What I wish was different
Advice
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Software Engineer
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
Great benefits. Great location. Interesting subject matter (worked on a computer vision team).
What I wish was different
Advice
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Management Intern
June 2018 • Fargo, ND
What I liked
I love the learning experience. I get to work in an amazing work culture with people from diverse backgrounds all around the globe. I actually get to give input and think critically while making decisions. I have also been able to strengthen my communication and presentation skills.
What I wish was different
More organization of the internship program.
Advice
Do not be afraid to try! If you are going to fail, fail fast. Then get back up and try again.
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Software Development Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
Work culture, benefits
What I wish was different
Asked for questions more
Advice
Ask many questions
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Software Engineering Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
I loved every moment of it. Best Summer ever.
What I wish was different
Nothing!
Advice
I gained a lot of relevant experience and I am excited I had the opporunity to spend the summer at Microsoft.
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Software Engineer Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
I liked the resources available to me during the internship and the structure of the internship.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Full-Stack Software Engineer
June - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
I liked how Microsoft organized a variety of intern events. We had activities like concert, hiking, game night etc. Most importantly I gained a lot of industrial experience which I could never learn from school. This internship prepared me to ramp up my future career as a software engineer.
What I wish was different
I wish I could start to prepare for interview earlier and have some experienced CS students guide me through this job search process, so it could be easier and less frustrating.
Advice
I would say when working in a team, you’d better seek agreement among team members before implementation. It will be too late if it turns out the good work you did will break someone else’s work.
Unparalleled internship experience. Take it if you get the chance.
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Software Development Intern
May - August 2018 • Redmond, WA
What I liked
The breadth of what I learned, getting to have ownership over a whole project, the ability to learn skills that my university doesn't teach.
What I wish was different
Better mentorship, more support from my manager
Advice
Speak up when you're confused or don't know how to do something - mentors and managers are there to help you, but they don't know how to help you if you don't speak up.
