Amazon Women of the World Spring Technology Insight Event Review

by Amazon

Rating

3.4/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Business Insight
    3.3
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    3.3

    Overview

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

    • Started off with an intro to Amazon. Then participated Hackathon. Ended with Q&A with software engineers and Insight to the application process.

    Skills

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

    • The hackathon challenges were very challenging so they definitely developed my problem solving skills and resilience.

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

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • The QandA with the software engineers was very insightful and it gave a good idea of the work culture at amazon and a view of what the role is like

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the structure of the insight

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

    • 4/5

    Culture

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

    • Enthusiastic and helpful

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I really enjoyed hearing the speakers talk about their roles and learning about the application process. However I did not enjoy the hackathon as much as I felt the problems weren’t very neurodivergent friendly with the way they were laid out.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 3/5
  • 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

    • Develop your problem solving, coding skills and soft skills

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Software Engineering

London

April 2024

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