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Ep23 - The Finance MBA Internship Experience with Alex Solomon (Columbia), AWS Infrastructure

January 21, 2021 • Charlie Kunken & Sid Dhodi, Finance At Amazon

“All you ca do day-to-day is control the things that are within your power.” - Alex Solomon, MBA Intern, Columbia, AWS Infrastructure

Happy new year!

We’re kicking off the 2021 season with an interview we recorded at the end of last summer with Alex Solomon. He was an MBA intern on our team.

First off, it turns out that Alex and Charlie hail from the same neck of the woods (Long Island), so we spent some quality time digging into the culture ;) (bagels, North Fork wineries, Montauk, Billy Joel and the importance of saying ‘ON Long Island’ versus ‘IN Long Island’).

Our time was 100% virtual last summer but we all agreed that it not only worked, but we also had a blast working together. Alex shares his journey to Columbia Business School and how he got into the summer program at Amazon as well as what helped him land the opportunity. He also shares what he’s learned about working at Amazon in AWS and having a successful intern experience.

Thanks Alex for coming on and we’ll (finally) see you in Seattle after graduation!

Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-solomon-cpa-61396662/

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