Amazon Women of the World Spring Technology Insight Event Review

by Amazon

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Business Insight
    5.0
  • 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.
  • The insight consisted of an introduction to life at Amazon, a timed coding challenge, a Q&A with a panel of women at Amazon and information about the internship application process.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I developed my coding skills and my ability to work quickly under time constraints.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • It was great to hear about all the different departments across Amazon, as well as the different levels although I would like to hear more about the ins and outs of a SDE there.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

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

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

    Culture

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


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I greatly enjoyed the insight especially the coding challenge


  • 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
  • go for it! polish your CV


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Software Engineering

London

April 2024


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