Systems Administrator Internship - Summer 2027
Posted Aug 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What experience do you have with Microsoft 365, either at school, a job or on your own?
What they are checking: Whether they have real hands-on exposure to the tools they will support daily in this internship.
Tell me about a time you solved a technical problem for someone who wasn't technical.
What they are checking: Whether they can explain things patiently and simply, since sysadmins support many kinds of users.
How do you go about learning a new tool or system you've never used before?
What they are checking: Whether they are self-driven learners, since enterprise IT keeps changing.
What would you do
You're asked to write documentation for a procedure you just learned. How do you make it clear for someone else?
What they are checking: Whether they write step-by-step guides with enough detail that others can follow them without help.
You make a configuration change and something breaks. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they own it quickly, tell their mentor and roll back, rather than trying to hide it.
About the work
A user says they can't receive email in Exchange Online. What would you check first?
What they are checking: Whether they troubleshoot step by step, like licensing, mailbox status and rules, instead of guessing.
What is Power Automate, and what's a simple task you could automate with it?
What they are checking: Whether they understand basic automation in the Power Platform and can spot repetitive work worth automating.
Have you written any scripts, such as PowerShell? What did one do?
What they are checking: Whether they have started automating things, which the internship builds on.
Why do companies use change management before making changes to systems many people rely on?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that planned, reviewed changes prevent surprise outages for thousands of users.
What do you know about Copilot in Microsoft 365, and what concerns would a company have when rolling it out?
What they are checking: Whether they have thought about data access and permissions, not just the features of AI tools.
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