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The Internet is full of information detailing Amazon’s interview process. I see no need to repeat what is already there. With this article, I will try to add value by sharing a Hiring Manager’s perspective. It will give you an inside view of what starts happening during Amazon...
First things first
If you are preparing for your behavioural interviews with Amazon based on the 14 Leadership Principles, you might have learned that some interview questions will ask you to share a story about a professional failure. While the fact that Amazon is keen to know about your...
This is the second part of a two-part article where I share strategies that I used to survive my first six months at Amazon. Follow this link to read Part I.
6. Become a doc ninja
I can see your future at Amazon, and it is full of doc writing. Amazon speaks in narratives and avoids presentations...
Amazon equals problem-solving
If you join Amazon, you will quickly realise that everyone around you is a serial problem solver. This is by design. Other than being an organisation of over-achievers, Amazon has a profoundly ingrained engineering ethos that lives in both tech and non-tech...
After leaving Amazon, where I spent three years as a commercial lead, a hiring manager and an interviewer, I started helping candidates prepare for competency-based interviews with coaching and training (Amazon Interview Bootcamp and D1C STAR Master). All to help them understand how to answer...
Intro
A few years ago, I successfully cleared my on-site loop at Amazon and secured an offer to join the business as a senior leader in London. My Amazon interview preparation did not entail watching a single YouTube video or investing in any prep resources. If you had asked me if I knew what I...
To be vocally self-critical
Intro
I've been at Amazon for over three years and have interviewed extensively. Over time, when interviewing for partner teams, I took a greater interest in Phone Screens where I got to speak to candidates at initial stages.
While most Phones Screens did not go well for very predictable reasons...
