Amazon Discover: Spring Insight Participant Review
at Amazon
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Information Technology
London
Review Submitted: April 2022
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Experience
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
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 coding a game with Characters. In the final day we also took part in a fun pop quiz as well learning about the mentor scheme. This was enjoyable and fun.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
It was interesting to speak to someone in the role I would like as I wanted to know what they say to day and the variety of work. It was also interesting to find out about the diverse range of subsidiaries at Amazon e.g. Amazon Video, Alexa, AWS, e.t.c. as I didn’t know they existed and it has made me more interested in working for Amazon due to the diversity of jobs.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Yes - I learnt how to succeed in the interview with tips such as how to prepare, what to say and what skills to showcase for the internship and also improved my coding skills during the workshops as I wrote code in Java and was able to practise skills such as debugging my code, writing tests and extending code to do more interesting things as well as writing code for a specification with requirements we asked about.
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?
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
5/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was really lovely and welcoming. In the workshops, the mentor was really nice; he encouraged us to share and discuss our code but also didn’t force us to if we didn’t volunteer. We also learnt about Amazons core principles which were really nice to hear such as inclusivity and being collaborative, so Amazon seems like a really nice work environment. They also mentioned how they are quite flexible with when employees work.
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
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot. The talks were really engaging because they talked about things we didn’t necessarily know about and were also very interactive with polls and quizzes. The coding workshops were also really enjoyable, enabling me to increase my knowledge and have collaborate and code with others. They encouraged me to think of innovative solutions and employ the skills I knew, as well as learning more skills such as data structures.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was not paid and had no expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Amazon
5/5
Would you recommend Amazon to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Amazon
I would say prepare with coding exercises for the technical interview because this is what you’re asked to do - practise explaining code to a friend or even in the mirror as this is something unusual you’ll do in the interview. You should also prepare examples of how you’ve shown leadership principles as this is asked - it’s fine to have these on a piece of paper if it helps you remember them.
