We did workshops focusing on technical skills We also listened to a number of panels on the Amazonian culture advice on mentorship internships and working at Amazon
The event was three days long each day was split into two parts half was of a presentationQnA session with a panel of people who work at amazon The other half was a small group 6 people in my case with a mentor going over coding tasks and providing
Virtual event that was very engaging with sub groups and assigned Amazonians to gain insight from Great mix of panels talks and workshops
Sessions with my mentor who is a current Software Development Engineer at Amazon My mentor helped me prepare for summer internship interviews by giving relevant tips on good coding style and data structures and algorithms I also received advice from r
Peerbased coding exercises
Technical and soft skills workshops panels with employees
All day panels and workshops
Over the three days we listened in to live virtual panel discussions with Software Engineers and recruiters that work at Amazon We were assigned to groups and each group was assigned a mentor who is a software developer at Amazon In our groups we
3 day insight program into Technology at Amazon Both panels and sessions with a mentor and a team amp a 6 month mentorship
Multiple sessions to understand the culture at Amazon as well as technical workshops
The program was completed at home from 9am to around 4pm although this varied a little bit Morning consisted of group panels quizzes etc about Amazon culture interviews tips etc This was often followed by free form QampAs with the panelists
We were given a very informative introduction to the company and its work culture The individual workshops were very helpful and truly covered a breadth of the type of programming skills required of a software developer From pair programming object or
Group and single technical workshops with a mentor in a breakout room Very insightful Panels offering information on a day in the life of an employee insight into the interviewing process and Amazons cultureaffinity groups Lots of good resources
There were sessions that went through Amazons interview process and its leadership principles We had Amazon employees QampAs The best bit was the technical workshops we had in small groups with an Amazon SDE where we went through coding exercises s
It was a highly engaging experience in which I got to connect with many likeminded individuals under the tutelage of friendly experts Our daytoday activities included various talks from Amazonians across the UK coupled with smallgroup technical works
Each day we were able to attend a variety of talks where we learnt about the nature of the company how roles worked affinity groups We also took part in smaller technology workshops in which we wrote and discussed code after being given tasks such as c
workshops and panels
A 3day event including several technical workshop and some inspiring talks Also giving option for a upcoming mentoring programme
The placement has enhanced my skills and knowledge on different key software packages which I use at university I feel more confident using the software as colleagues offered me feedback on the work I had done allowing me to understand the task at hand a
