Amazon Discover: Spring Insight Participant Review
by Amazon
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Business Insight
4.0
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Culture
3.7
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
- Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
- 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
- Please rate how insightful you found the insight
- How would you rate the structure of the insight
- How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
- 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the networking opportunities?
- Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
- 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Amazon
- 7. Would you recommend Amazon to a friend?
- 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Amazon
Overview
Software engineering workshops, coding in python and java. Did algorithms such as trees, graphs, OOP. Tips on practicing coding and for interviews. Had other talks about amazon worklife, interviews, leadership principles.
Skills
Yes, developed OOP skills in python when making game logic and algorithms. Learnt about unit testing, trie data structure and interview information
Business Insight
Interesting to learn about career development on employees, and where you can start out at amazon and end up, and switfch between departments
Culture
Very positive, focused on leadership principles, had talks about affinity groups and wellbeing
Your Impressions
I enjoyed it alot as I learnt important things for a software engineer and a strong insight into amazon, was also the perfect length
Yes
Havent fully got in yet to main internship,. but focus on leadership principles in behavioural testing
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Computer Science
East of England
April 2022
