Amazon Women of the World Spring Technology Insight Event Review

by Amazon

Rating

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

    Overview

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

    • It was a one-day event, in which we took part in a 2-hour hackathon and then a Q&A with the amazon software engineering panel. We then went over the application process for the internships available for 2025. In total it was a 4- hour event.

    Skills

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

    • Yes, the hackathon allowed me to develop my programming skills as I came across new concepts in the challenges.

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

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

    • 4/5
  • 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 was very useful and I developed a deeper understanding of the scope and nature of work done by software engineers at Amazon

  • 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?

    • It was very welcoming, questions were encouraged and answered as thoroughly as possible

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 4/5
  • 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 it, thought it was a great insight into the company and the application process for internships.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

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

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

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

    • Yes

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

    • Research the company for interviews etc.

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Software Engineering

London

April 2024

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