A Day One Careers Community member has recently received multiple L7 offers from Amazon (he went through a split-loop, received an “inclined” result, and will need to decide which team to join). However, he was kind and generous to offer his Amazon interview tips to anyone preparing for their Amazon interviews and learning how to …
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Before I tell the story, I’ll be vocally self-critical to the best of Amazon’s senses. I’ve written this survival guide based on my experience, which I triangulated with colleagues who started with the business simultaneously. There is a good chance you will have to find your way to adjust and thrive in Amazon’s peculiar culture. …
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If you join Amazon, you will quickly realise that everyone around you is a serial problem solver. This is by design. Besides being an organisation of over-achievers, Amazon has a profoundly ingrained engineering ethos that lives in tech and non-tech organisations. Therefore, you won’t be surprised that problem-solving is a recurring theme throughout the interview …
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This is the second part of a two-part article where we share strategies to survive your first six months at Amazon. Follow this link to read Part I. 6. Become a doc ninja We can see your future at Amazon, and it is full of doc writing. Amazon speaks in narratives and avoids presentations (we …
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If you are preparing for your behavioral interviews with Amazon, you will need to be comfortable answering Amazon interview questions about professional failures. While the fact that Amazon is keen to know about your professional misfortunes can seem odd, there are a few good reasons why these questions frequently pop up in interviews. And suppose …
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The Internet is full of information detailing Amazon’s rigorous interview process. We see no need to repeat what is already there. Instead, we will add value by sharing a Hiring Manager’s perspective with this article. Once you hit that “Apply” button, it will give you an inside view of what starts happening during the Amazon …
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Our founders, GG and Evgeny, spent years at Amazon as senior leaders, interviewers and, in GG’s case, a Bar Raiser. While at Amazon, we interviewed extensively for our own teams and partner teams. At some point, we both realised that candidates who received additional help and coaching were well-prepared and tended to do better in …
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