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Amazon Discover: Spring Insight Participant Review

at Amazon

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Computer Science

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 - Overview of Experience
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
In this event, Amazon employees shared very useful information such as what it is like to work in Amazon company and how the internship interviews went.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Understanding all about the business and potential roles available gave me an idea about the job positions I could work for after graduation.
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?
In this event, I learned more advanced programming language and problem solving methods. I have been in group work and I think it gave me a good experience.
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?
Company had many events and societies for us to join. Amazon welcomes every culture regardless, we could see it during the insight.
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 liked this insight because this insight has gave me an opportunity to see what my future job application would look like and how to interact during the interviews.
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
Amazon is a company that allows you to grow and use your leadership. Especially they do want you to have leadership principles. You can learn new things while you're working on Amazon
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