An MBA student recounted an internship as a Pathways Operations Manager at Amazon’s Atlanta sortation center, describing hands‑on operations work that paired analytics with frontline leadership. The intern from William & Mary said courses in data analysis and organizational behavior helped convert raw data into operational improvements and that Amazon’s multi‑rater feedback system evaluated interns on cross‑functional impact. The account underscores how major employers are using short, intensive internships to identify future operations leaders. It also highlights career‑outcome signaling — how internships at large employers can amplify business school placement metrics. Business schools should note employer evaluation practices and design experiential coursework to mirror the multi‑stakeholder assessments used by large operations employers.