Amazon

It was a great learning experience, with smooth onboarding. I learned a lot from team members, and they were open to answering questions or assisting me and bringing me to the right line of thinking/approach. My manager was exceedingly helpful; he's incredibly good at what he does. Honestly, a great team, very talented, and everyone there has a strong skill set to back them up. I would have loved to continue working there.

I didn't get a FT offer after this internship because my mentor spent no time explaining procedures to me, which was all I really needed. He was caught up in personal problems and thus unhelpful and unreceptive. By the time my manager realized that my mentor had basically abandoned me, it was too late. I had done all the projects I was tasked with, but there was no trail of my work because I wasn't made aware of the procedure to be followed. I would recommend finding someone on your team who is receptive and helpful to go through exactly what is required of you in your first two-three weeks and the exact steps and procedures you need to follow.

You need to have clear projects defined for your interns. I was basically told something different each week, and everybody looked lost in terms of what work they could give me and what they couldn't. I kept seeking out an opportunity to contribute but didn't get much. If I got work, I didn't get permissions to access the modules, and it would take days and sometimes weeks to get those permissions.

Give interns clear instructions about what it takes to get an FT offer. Let them know what they are evaluated on. Let their manager take the final call about whether they get the offer. My manager and team saw potential in me, but the bar raiser and senior manager didn't because they haven't seen me work.