{"id":851,"date":"2019-09-13T11:47:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T10:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/blog-masters\/?p=851"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T13:04:11","slug":"my-internship-at-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/blog-masters\/2019\/09\/13\/my-internship-at-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"My Internship at Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Giovanni Benassi<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I hail from Genoa, Italy and I’m a part of a Dual Degree programme between ESCP (Masters in Management) and Politecnico di Torino (Masters of Science, Management and Engineering). I have interned at both Amazon in London and Accenture in Torino. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I interned at Amazon in London as a Business Intelligence Analyst for six months after my first year at Politecnico. It was an amazing experience. I was as curious as everyone else about working in Amazon because no one really knows about the work culture there. At the same time, I was clueless as I did not know what to expect during my first day there. However a few days into the internship, I was made to feel like part of the company. I worked within a team of just 4 people, but most of my time there, I worked independently. My job was partially technical as I monitored the flow of orders inside the warehouse and most of my work was on Excel and SQL. In addition, I used new models in forecasting parcels such as VBA macros. It was an excellent place to see the practical implications of what you learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone at Amazon is very young. My manager was only 3 years older than me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The culture was as a result, very international and dynamic with a lot of responsibility given to everyone working there to promote independent working.The work schedule was also very flexible in the sense that I could come in and leave at any time. I also had the possibility of working from home if required as long as the work was done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were encouraged to change and innovate daily because everyone believed that change cannot happen overnight but needs to be worked on a little bit every single day. The employees were very open to experimenting new ideas and improving the overall system. One of the most important take-aways from my experience is the regular feedback that I received from my manager. The only disadvantage of working in Amazon was that I worked alone most of the time. Though it gave me immense responsibility, there were no brainstorming sessions or discussions, which is often a good solution to come up with new ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interview process was in two steps: a logic test to assess my technical expertise, and 3 phone interviews.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I interned at Amazon because while searching for an internship, I was focused on getting one outside Italy. While searching on LinkedIn, I came across this position in London. It seemed like a good opportunity and I knew that I had to apply for it. The application procedure started with two tests: a logic test and an Excel\/SQL test to measure my technical expertise. Following this was a series of 3 telephone interviews. One of these was conducted by an employee working in the warehouse and the other two were with two managers that I would work with. The surprising part about these interviews was that they were solely based on values and nothing technical. The managers wanted to see if I would be a good fit for their team even though I did not work with any of them. From what I have heard, they have now started interviewing on Skype. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I am interning at Accenture, I can say that the work environment is radically different. While Amazon follows a more individualistic structure, Accenture boosts team performance. My team in Accenture is roughly twenty people which is five times more than it was in Amazon. Accenture also follows a more disciplined approach to ideas and solutions, hence the individual contribution is relatively lower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article first appeared in Thrive magazine<\/em>
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