Amazon Discover: Spring Insight Participant Review

by Amazon

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Business Insight
    4.3
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

    • The 3 day event consisted of various activities ranging from panels to workshops. We were given a great insight into the Amazonian culture and how it would be like to work there.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I was able to brush up and develop on my coding skills through various challenging and fun questions. Apart from this, I have learnt on how better to answer competency based questions during interviews and what to look for when answering them.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development

    • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

    • It gave me a clearer understanding on what to expect for the future and the steps to take to achieve them.

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the structure of the insight

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Lively , engaging and inclusive

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • It was really fun. Got to meet a lot of people and learn more from this experience.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Amazon

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Amazon to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Amazon

    • Be yourself. Research the company and their leadership principles well.

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Computer Science

North West

April 2022

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