During her sophomore year, Loisy Frimpong ’26 received a LinkedIn message from someone claiming to be an Amazon recruiter. She initially ignored the message, believing that it was spam. However, after mentioning the message to a friend, this suspicious message opened the door to initiate her career.
Frimpong’s LinkedIn profile was what you might expect from a typical college student: a smattering of fast-food service experience, skills in multitasking and accepting feedback and a degree underway. But these experiences created the ideal candidate for Amazon: someone who knows how to keep a level head under pressure. “The only reason I responded,” Frimpong said, “was because I had a friend who had gotten the same message. He had confirmed that it was real. So, I thought if he did it, I’m going to do it.”
The recruiter connected Frimpong, who majored in management, with an internship in Michigan in the AFE department, Amazon Fulfillment Engine – one of the steps of order fulfillment. Part of Frimpong’s internship was a project: find solutions that increase safety and efficiency for Pick workers.
Some shelving units in the Pick department are tall, and items tend to fall from them, causing risk to employees. On some of the units, the buttons were broken and sharp. It was Frimpong’s job to find solutions to these problems and document the cost and implementation. Her solutions? Silicone button replacements and webbed nets for the higher shelves: simple, cost-effective replacements that would maintain fulfillment flow.
Frimpong participated in three internships with Amazon, each in different locations and departments, but all geared toward finding solutions and upholding employee integrity. These experiences led to a great opportunity, but it was not easy at first.
“Being out of my environment, not knowing what to expect – it was nerve-wracking,” she said. “But I’m not afraid to ask questions and keep communication lines open. I was relentless in doing what I could to leave a good impression behind.”
Now, Frimpong is beginning a full-time position in Richmond, Virginia, as a department manager and will oversee a team of her own associates. For students looking for opportunities, Frimpong cautions them not to give up. “At some point, things will have to work out one way or another,” she said. “So, just keep going.”