Amazon holds professional skills workshop for local school

Pupils from Kingsdown School in Swindon took part in a CV and professional skills development workshop delivered by Amazon.

Year 11 pupils were taught how to create a great CV and shown interview preparation techniques by a team of managers and graduates who work at Amazon in Swindon. The pupils also learnt about apprenticeship opportunities available at Amazon.  

The workshop follows a similar session that the Amazon team hosted for Year 10 pupils in the school last year.  

Speaking on the workshop, David Tindal, General Manager at Amazon in Swindon, said: “We were so pleased to be invited to return to Kingsdown School for the second year running.

“It was great to engage with the students through the professional development workshop, and we hope the skills they gained will be of help to them in their future endeavours. Thank you to Kingsdown for a successful day.”    

Soteris Manoli is a recent graduate who works at Amazon and helped deliver the career development workshop. He said:  “As a recent graduate, I understand the importance of having a good CV and strong interview techniques.

“It was great to be able to share my tips and tricks with the wonderful Kingsdown students and give them an insight into our roles at Amazon.” 

Emma Leigh-Bennett, Headteacher from Kingsdown School said:  “Thank you to Soteris and the Amazon team for contributing to our students’ professional development. I know that our Year 11s thoroughly enjoyed participating in the workshop.

“It was a fantastic opportunity for them to think more about their career direction, their professional skills and how to prepare for their life beyond school.”  

To find out more about how the Swindon fulfilment centre team picks, packs and ships parcels to customers all over the UK, you can visit the site for a behind-the-scenes tour. Visit Amazon Tours to book your place. 

Amazon supports the communities where it operates and has delivered free computer science and STEM education programmes to more than 700,000 students across the UK through Amazon Future Engineer.  

Amazon helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good, including more than seven million healthy breakfasts to children at risk of hunger in partnership with Magic Breakfast.

Through its Multibank initiative, co-founded with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Amazon has supported more than 200,000 families experiencing poverty, with the donation of more than 2 million surplus essential goods. 

Amazon partners with Comic Relief to help people tackle poverty and is the official home of the charity’s iconic Red Nose. Together with its employees, customers, and partners, Amazon has raised over £4.8 million to fund projects that support people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and tackle issues such as homelessness, mental health problems, and food insecurity across the UK, and around the world.