How I became a UX design intern at Amazon (application tips)

I’ll say this for those who aren’t students or have either already graduated/went the boot camp route. It’s going to be a struggle to try and land a FAANG company, from my own experience and many others I know it’s been a challenge just to land any UX Job at all. If you are in college for UX than your chances to land these companies are higher yes but I wouldn’t put all my eggs in that FAANG basket. These companies get thousands upon thousands of applicants so unless you have something that significantly helps you stand out, (ex. Have a YouTube channel, Have some type of internal referral, Went to a prestigious school etc) it could be years just trying to get your resume noticed. It’s not as cut and dry as “perfecting your resume”. Sometimes even that isn’t enough and sometimes it’s literally who you know. The UX Job market currently is completely wrecked and rejections are plentiful. So definitely keep that in mind when going on your job hunt. Sometimes your portfolio is great but it still won’t get seen Sometimes your resume is perfect but it won’t be noticed Sometimes your education is solid but it still won’t be enough. That’s the UX Job market for juniors in 2023.

Your 'How to Write & Structure Your UX Case Study' video helped me structure my own ux and product design case studies and get accepted into one of my top schools for my undergrad in design, and I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this great content :)

Thank you Sharon. Your video helped me a lot 👍🏻

im just starting my bootcamp and i've been watching your videos for a while. definitely feeling myself going in. thanks for the gems!

yesss!! just what i needed for some motivation to keep studying! Thanks Sharon!! keep up the good content. Hope you have a lovely day 💕💕

Thank you so much for this video! The interview process is the part I'm most nervous about 😟 your video has really helped to calm me and to help me prepare when the time comes, thanks again Sharon ❤

Thank you! i have an interview coming up with them for this role! I'm nervous. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks Sharon, This is really helpful 💥. Keep it up💪💪

Thank you! It is really helpful:)

VIDEO QUALITY IS SOOOO MUCH BETTER OMG YES ❤❤❤

You are definitely my biggest inspiration. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷

Hey, I've been watching your videos and just completed my interview. I also received a similar email and am in a state where I don't know what to expect. What do you think the chances are that I might get an offer?

Hey Awesome Video! You interned at the Sunnyvale location, how did you like the office/area?

Hi, I enjoy your videos. They are fun to watch and very informative, too. I have a question. It seems you have done a lot of presentations even on your last day. Is it part of a regular routine of any UX/Product designer? The answer will depend on the companies, but can you roughly give us the breakdown of what percentage might be spent on design, presentation, research, running workshops etc.? I'm very curious for the reality is often a lot different from the expectation. Thanks. 🤓👍

During your interview, did you go through your portfolios case study or did you create a slide deck and presented that instead!

hi ! i’m an undergraduate pursuing ux! i have no internships so i figured i should focus on case studies. does it matter what my case study is about? like can it be on any app? for ex, i wanted to create a case study for spotify

👋🏻​ It's good ​

this is something i can't find a clear answer on, but do you think people transitioning careers should even bother going into an internship? or focus their efforts into just job searching?

I just got my invitation for an interview with Amazon with a UX design internship I will be watching a lot of your videos for guidance, if anyone here in the comments or you Sharon, can advice me any tips I would greatly appreciate it.

yo buy a mic plsssssss thank you for the amazing content