Amazon discover: spring insight participant Review
at Amazon
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Computer Systems Engineering
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.
On a daily basis there were regular sessions held from 9am-5pm which included mentor group chats and live sessions with people working at Amazon. There were seminars held which were very helpful and helped me build up my knowledge about software engineering. The sessions were very interactive and included questions and answers live sessions as well.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
it was a very good experience to hear people talk about their roles at amazon and share their day to day experience and helping us to learn more and gain more each day.
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?
The 3 day workshop for me proved to be very helpful, challenging us to build up our own codes, work on out knowledge about computer science, discuss with our mentors about anything we would like to know about Amazon, mentors helped us to think for a process and implement our thinking sharing ideas and learning from others. and sharing our ideas.
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?
the company culture was very friendly and helpful, i had a really good experience with the team and my mentor.
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?
it was really good and helpful for me and i had a pretty good experience.
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 like them to know to make most of these sessions as these workshops are really helpful for your future and will help you gain a lot of knowledge.
