Hi GG, I finished my interview loop on April 18 and received an offer on April 25! This has been the toughest job market I've experienced in a long time and I had almost lost all hope. I was laid off in November 2022 and have been unemployed for almost a year and a half! Your videos made the biggest difference in my interview preparation and I am forever grateful! They were so informative and easy to follow. The interview process at Amazon can be overwhelming, but your videos, especially your Tips and Tricks videos, had the information I needed to help me get the offer. Thank you so much!
Hi GG, thank you! I've just got an offer from Amazon for a non-technical position (i was heavily scored on the behavioral interviews). I watched all of your videos during my preparation for the loop interview. They are all very informative and on-point and helped me navigate the process. I've watched many TH-cam videos about Amazon interviews and think yours are the BEST and the MOST HELPFUL. I just want to say THANK YOU and hope you create more videos for people similar like myself!
That's totally amazing news Jason. A huge virtual high five to you!!! I'm so pleased you like the videos and that they were helpful. Please let me know, if when you have had time to think about it, there is anything you wished you'd known, I'll see if I have value to add with a new video on it. Congratulations again. 🎉🎉🎉🧙♀️
I bet you were a terrific manager: the way you inspire people and the way you explain things are so crystal clear. You are so emphatic that made my eyes shine. I’d liked to be one of your report and do 1:1s . Hope to ace my loop and being part soon of what was your family 😅
This is true, we sometimes forget that the one doing the interview is also a human being, the first part of my last interview with Amazon was extremely enjoyable, after I answered the “how are you” from the interviewer with a simple 15 seconds reply, I asked them back “how are you, xxx?” They were so evidently surprised by my question, like no one ever asked them that in a long time, even less from someone applying for a job. The second part’s interviewer wasnt as friendly, which made me think it was the reason I didnt pass the behavioural interview, and now I’m watching your videos, thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom!
I doubt there’s a direct relationship between someone’s friendliness levels and you passing the interview. Some people are just very poker faced in interviews
Hi GG, thank you so much for the practical insights as BR. I've just got an offer from Amazon and received positive feedback on all interview rounds - your videos helped so much with the preparation not just on the content but also articulating the thought of delivering the answers. Amazing channel! Look forward to #DayOne.
Hey GG, If it wasn't for your tips I would have failed. I prepared and studied. I completed my 5 hour loop interview and was told I will here back in 5 days. I heard back in 1 day and was offered the job ❤
GG your videos have been my go to I’ve watched so many, but I can’t recall which video it was about reading the stories. I noticed I gave very long-winded unstructured replies because I was so focused on nailing the STARi format that I completely missed my mark on answering the question clearly. Thanks so much for your uploads!!
Thanks for the tips! I got an interview at Amazon here in Costa Rica and i will definitely make use of your tips! Wish me luck! Even thought its an internal interview i want to do it right
The Amazon interview process doesn't really change. It's been as it is for about 15yrs. I don't expect it to change any time soon. Good luck. If you end up in Dublin, try Chocolate Kimberly. They're the best thing to come out of Ireland with my husband a close second.
I did the loop interview yesterday. The interviews with the hiring manager and the bar raiser(I'm not sure she was the bar raiser but she was the only interviewer from out of the team) were the best ones. I'd say 4 out of 5 were good interviews and 1 was average or even bad
Hi GG, thanks for all your videos. I'm from Milan and I'm studying for an application in Amazon as Catalog Associate. The interviews will be in two weeks. Ciao ;-)
Thanks GG. Hope you had a great time with your daughter today. You saved me a lot of time pondering what’s coming my way and what’s I’m into. Loop the loop coming next Monday! From Singapore with ❤️
I stumbled upon your videos while looking for content on Amazon leadership principles and really enjoying your tips and suggestions on how to do well in the interviewing process. Great work.
Hi 👋 I'm from Germany and currently thinking about applying at Amazon as a solution architect. Your videos are great, not only if you apply at Amazon. Most of the stuff is very useful for interviews in general. I'm really impressed how much effort Amazon puts into everything. Sounds like a great place to work and learn ❤
Hi Florian- I did a lot of work with Amazonians in DE both as a Bar Raiser and when I ran Marketing Operations for Prime Video for the EU. They were always fantastic colleagues. I'd certainly recommend them.
Hi GG, this is my first time on your channel and I am overwhelmed by your valuable content. Happy to learn about acronyms and jargons. Thanks for making such an amazing video (love from India) ❤️❤️
Hi GG, Thanks for these interviews you do. I have found them useful. I have a first stage telephone interview for a regional construction safety program specialist role in London.
I’m interviewing for HRBP role in a few weeks. A new logistics facility in Louisiana. I made it past the phone interview. The panel interview will be conducted via Chime.
Hi GG! Loving these videos - thank you for sharing this. My fear here is that English is not my mother tongue, so I already run at a great disadvantage since it is not a technical interview where English could be easier.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 not for SDE in Madrid, specifically for Embedded Software Development, but I think nobodies speak Spanish in Amazon :-( at least not recruiters neither managers.
hi GG, I had a technical interview and clearly the "Amazon" method doesn't work for this type of role, big mistake to try and fit every role into 1 bucket. great video's BTW, will be useful for non Amazon interviews
These videos are very explicitly not for technical interviews. They are for the behavioural elements of interviews for people applying for technical roles.
Hey GG, I am from Port Ludlow Wa. I have a bachelors degree and have a background of 9 as a small business owner and contractor. My goal is to transition into a remote role in big tech as a non-technical recruiter
many many thanks, mautez from Syria and preparing my self of the NDE role, as you did many many interviews what is the most thing (factor ) _except Star method, of course, _ that let you like/love his story, something let our story more strong and useful
So I spent a couple of days thinking about this. I think the one other thing is to be concise. Those candidates who over talk make it harder for the interviewer to hone in on the meat of the example and ask good follow up questions.
Hi Gale or GG , btw it so sweet to say GG I like that ^-^ I am preparing for a loop interview for a role in Poland as a Senior compliance associate I really enjoy operational jobs so I am working hard to get that offer and I found your videos incredibly helpful and appealing in terms of having a better sense of the company culture. I am aiming to finish all your videos and apply them to my preparations. Btw do you have any advice on the particular leadership principals that can be linked with my position. Many thanks and take care!
Hi- I'm glad you are finding the videos useful. I'm always very reticent to advise people on specific LPs to prepare for, for a specific role. Even roles within the same job family can have different priority LPs depending on the team, country etc. So my best advice is to follow my tips on the video "which leadership principles to prepare examples for". That will get you much closer to the correct answer than I could guess. Good luck.
Prepping for a SPM role in the UK. Thanks for your content. Interested to know your opinion on candidates using the same story (in different interviews/with different interviewers) for similar questions?
Avoid doing that if you can. They're looking for evidence that you are consistently strong. Using the same examples, suggests a limit on you consistently delivering strong performance. If you really feel you have to use the same example, lean very heavily into the elements that pertain to this new LP. You're aiming for only the situation (S) to be the same. Task (T), action (A), result (R) and improvement (I) need to be different. 🧙♀️
Hi GG, thank you for sharing such helpful content. Do you have any guidelines around length of (initial) response to an interview question? I've heard somewhere that it should be no longer than 1-2 minutes. I understand that there will be probing questions, but I feel that a minute or two per question for a 45-minute interview seems too short and not the best use of an opportunity to give a full response that showcases your skills. I'd welcome your thoughts!
Hi GG, in 14 days i have my first phone interview to become a Cluster health manager (in germany). How can I prepare? I am scared my english is not well enough and I don't understand a question.
Hi GG. I am interviewing with AWS for the second time. I tried three years ago, made it to the Loop but was not offered the job. I now have another opportunity! A second go round. I believe that I am better prepared (thanks in part to your wonderful videos, well done) and I know what I could have done better last time. My question is will my interviewers look at my previous answers? Does it matter that I didn't make it through once before? Or do they treat this as a clean slate? And should I even be concerned about this at all? Much Thanks. Brett
Hi GG! Loving these videos - thank you for sharing your insights! Question - when the final debrief happens (after loop), are the answers from the phone screens considered as well? Wondering if it's okay to use a story in loop if you've already used it in a phone screen earlier (i.e. would it be counted against the candidate?) Thank you! (P.S. apologies if the question doesn't relate directly to this video)
Hi Sugandha- yes notes from your earlier round interviews will be read by your panel. So avoid repetition if you can. They're looking for evidence that you are consistently strong. Using the same examples, suggests a limit on you consistently delivering strong performance. If you really feel you have to use the same example, lean very heavily into the elements that pertain to this new LP. You're aiming for only the situation (S) to be the same. Task (T), action (A), result (R) and improvement (I) need to be different. 🧙♀️
Hello GG, I really enjoy your video and like how to presentation with a nice tone. Would you mind I ask a suggestion please ? As the end of the interview, interviewers will ask any question ? So 1) how question I should ask ? 2) should I ask a question the interviewer like that- “if I failed in this interview, what suggestion or improvement for next interview if I had “ ? Thanks again GG Regards, Edwin
Hi there- so you will probably only have time for 2-3 at the end of each interview. I wouldn't recommend asking what you can do better next time. An Amazon interview isn't like most others. Your interviewer shouldn't be making judgements on how you've done there and then they are just meant to be focused on gathering the data. I've had one or two candidates ask me that exact question and it totally threw me, as it wasn't something I had put any thought into at all in the 45min interview. Hope that helps 🧙♀️
Finding these vids very useful to prep for a loop next week - thanks! Question: what should you expect in terms of follow-up questions to a story? Are they likely to ever be in the more adversarial vein of “ok, but give me a different/better example” or do interviewers tend to stick to drilling further into the story you’ve laid out? Not sure whether to prepare for the possibility of an old-school grilling, esp from the bar raiser?!
Hey lordpies- so that's an almost impossible question to answer, because follow up questions are all about the content you just provided. There's no stock follow up questions although some examples are provided in early training. I would hope no Amazonian interviewer takes an adversarial approach, that type of technique is actively discouraged. They're unlikely to ask you for a "better" example, but may ask you for "another" example, if the one you have doesn't speak well to the Leadership Principle they are exploring. Hope that helps. 🧙♀️
It's up to the interviewer. Every interviewer has a bit different style and perspective when asking you following-up questions. Mostly asking more details of the case you shared. But my advice is to BE YOURSELF as I later learned the evaluation is not purely based on your answers, but everything counts at the end. I had a few questions in the loop that I thought I answered poorly but later realized that there were other aspects that the interviewers appreciated. Good luck!!
@@xiawtde Hi Jason Xia, did you get the job in that interview? I am afraid what if mt stories simple at the same time related my technical skills? Do they look for high level English?
@@sruhaana5096 Yes, I did. Simple story is not bad and maybe even better. They will ask you follow-up questions (which is encouraged as being curious) to learn more about more details of your story. English is not an issue, language skill shouldn't be judged as part of the interview.
@@xiawtde thank you so much for the quick reply. I have my loop scheduled for sometime next week. I am really worried about Bar raised questions. If you don’t mind could you let me know the question or what kind of questions bar rasier may ask?
GG - thank you for the channel. Is there a reason why AI is not used to automatically transcribe the conversation and create a summary of the candidates responses to the questions. Seems rather 19th century to manually take notes in an interview.
Hi GG, I am from India and am currently preparing for manager, quality services role interview. Your videos are really helpful. Please continue doing the same. Could you please let me know what kind of questions can i expect for this role?
Hi Mohan- no I'm sorry, I don't try to second guess what LPs will be tested. Please see this video on how to identify the key LPs. th-cam.com/video/InDXU96hEWE/w-d-xo.html 🧙♀️
Thanks for the video! I've watched all your videos and they are extremely useful:) I've got an interview coming up using Amazon Chime and I was wondering whether it would be a 'problem' if I decided to use a blurred background.
Hi AppleUK- Thanks. I'm really glad they are useful to you. I don't see any issue with this. You absolutely have the right to that privacy if you don't want the interviewer viewing your private space. Might want to warn them though, in case they've never seen it before.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you for the swift reply! Also regarding my microphone, my laptop has one and it is fine but I also have a headset which I could use. Would a headset look unprofessional or is it nothing to worry about? I appreciate your advice, looking forward to the interview regarding the Graduate Area Manager
@@AppleUK2000 god I hope a headset doesn't look unprofessional- I did a LinkedIn live a couple of weeks ago wearing one. 😱. You do, what ever works for you. Be comfortable and relaxed that's all your interviewer is concerned about. Good luck 🧙♀️
Hi GG, First of all thanks for your effort for putting these amazing videos, anyone short on time can rely on them. I got call for a PM role when I was kind of neck deep into current engagement. Could manage to watch your videos randomly and luckily have reached to Loop round. Interview was scheduled next week but now HR informed me position is closed and Hiring Manager wants to consider me for a new yet to be published Sr PM role. Is this normal ? Another point I have already shared my expected salary as it was asked to fill excel before round 2, does that has anything to do here. Request your perspective here.
Hi GG. Thank you for the tips. I appreciate how concise your videos are. What are your thoughts on changing examples part way through answering a behavioural question? (I.e. I thought of a better example whilst talking)
Hi qb4s- excellent question. No one has ever asked this before, but I've definitely had experience of this scenario dozens of times. My advice is.....it depends how far into your STARI answer you are. If you're at S, go for it. You won't have lost much time. If you're at T, think twice, be sure it's a MUCH better answer. Once you're at A, forget it. You'll have wasted a ton of time and your interviewer will be irritated that the time and typing will be wasted. I know, as I was that interviewer. I might make a video of this one. Thanks for asking it!
I also want to know your thoughts on the following - I have finished my first phone screen and going into my second. My recruiter has not told me anything about which leadership principles to focus on and there has been no response to my email asking for more direction. I am focusing on the three leadership principles that you have said are the most important. But in such a situation how do you do the necessary preparation? Can you please post a video on the same?
Hi Kunal- please see my video on what LPs to prepare for. You need to take a laser focus on the job description. You'll also need examples to cover you bases on the other LPs- but you really need stellar examples for the key LPs. 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thanks for your quick response. I am preparing accordingly and have examples earmarked for the key LPs. I will be in touch in case of further questions.
Hello GG. Hope you are well. I just interviewed with Amazon and I think they interviewed me focusing on the Customer Obsession LP. I gave them lots of examples from my projects and described them well too. I think I did really well but about 2 hours after that, they just came back saying while the team liked talking to me, they again reviewed my background and qualifications and have decided to move forward with other candidates. I am not able to understand where I could have gone wrong. Would love to know your thoughts. Thanks.
Hi Kunal- it's unusual to get to round 2 to be told your skills/background don't fit. That should be filtered out at Resume/ Round 1. But I obviously can't make any assessment of what happened, as I have no data. Sorry 🧙♀️
Hi GG, I'm interviewing for the IT support associate position. For the final interview, do you know what the first and second interview will be like? I have it on Thursday and it says that there are two consecutive interviews.
As usual fantastic tips & outstanding videos. Would like to tell you that next week I have my final loop interview for L5 level Pre-construction Manager. Any recommendations on how to prepare and what questions to focus on?
Nothing more than what’s in my channel. I’m afraid I can’t recommend which questions to focus on- there are thousands of roles in Amazon so without reading your job description I can’t guess what they care about most. Check out my Job Description deconstruction videos for how to dissect your JD for that info. Good luck
Hi Richard- I'm afraid I don't make suggestions of LPs for jobs. Every role will have different key LPs based on the needs of the team and the Hiring Manager. Please see this video for the best way to approach identifying the key LPs th-cam.com/video/InDXU96hEWE/w-d-xo.html
Amazon recruiter did not attend my interview as she had some tech issues. The team who contacted me to reschedule was very poor in communication skills. Are you sure that they do hire the best or this is just a rumor. Tech issue by the recruiter or a big tech company? Disappointed
Hi GG we enjoy your videos. We are making a series called "resume reviews" do you have any tips for making great resumes? Maybe we can do a collab =) let me know if your interested
I understand, but it's kind of shows the limitations of an interview as a process. The candidate might be brilliant, but because you didn't vibe, you think the candidate isn't up for the job. That's is an unscientific and unprecis tool if anything.
Any process that involves humans is imperfect. That’s the reality of humans. It can then only be a case of mitigating as much of the imperfection as possible. I’d certainly be interested to hear of any corporation that has developed even more effective mitigation processes.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Well Amazon leadership principles are 100% focus, and I think that way is pretty good. The principles are so fundamental and general that it could be applied to any business clearly to get high performance out of your organization. That being said, besides the IQ tests and the big 5 tests, what I think will happen later, is that applicants will go through a simulation of how it is working for the company, and then a test how you apply it. That would messure closer to a real world scenario more than just a sales pitch for example. Because unless the company demands that the applicant should know the job before they start, if they want to test an applicants potential rather than just previous knowledge, its pretty much the only way. That and longer internal educational programs before hire. Right now the only thing I can think of is companies that have 6 months to 1-2 years of education before you start working for the company. Hästens säng in sweden does that for future leaders. You have a 2 year internal education program that you go through, you get paid will doing it, and when you finnish you get an inside track for a 100% leading position within the company. I know it because I applied for one of those programs. However I didn't pass the test, which ironically was based on an interview. There I think they should have based their decision on previous experience perhaps, and a IQ test and a personality test. That way you dont have to go through all the STAR questions that can be 100% fake and all of that.
If you live in Italy you need a kick in your a**, that means you can be taken for the role only if you have knowledge. Very disappointed. I m not going to take into account any other job offer.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 I think in my country the selection process is not fair and transparent. This is only my point of view. My name is Luca Raponi.
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Hi GG, I finished my interview loop on April 18 and received an offer on April 25! This has been the toughest job market I've experienced in a long time and I had almost lost all hope. I was laid off in November 2022 and have been unemployed for almost a year and a half! Your videos made the biggest difference in my interview preparation and I am forever grateful! They were so informative and easy to follow. The interview process at Amazon can be overwhelming, but your videos, especially your Tips and Tricks videos, had the information I needed to help me get the offer. Thank you so much!
Hi GG, thank you! I've just got an offer from Amazon for a non-technical position (i was heavily scored on the behavioral interviews). I watched all of your videos during my preparation for the loop interview. They are all very informative and on-point and helped me navigate the process. I've watched many TH-cam videos about Amazon interviews and think yours are the BEST and the MOST HELPFUL. I just want to say THANK YOU and hope you create more videos for people similar like myself!
That's totally amazing news Jason. A huge virtual high five to you!!! I'm so pleased you like the videos and that they were helpful. Please let me know, if when you have had time to think about it, there is anything you wished you'd known, I'll see if I have value to add with a new video on it. Congratulations again. 🎉🎉🎉🧙♀️
Fully agree
Congrats
I bet you were a terrific manager: the way you inspire people and the way you explain things are so crystal clear. You are so emphatic that made my eyes shine.
I’d liked to be one of your report and do 1:1s .
Hope to ace my loop and being part soon of what was your family 😅
That's so sweet of you to say. I tried my best, although definitely had my development areas. Fingers tightly crossed for you.
This is true, we sometimes forget that the one doing the interview is also a human being, the first part of my last interview with Amazon was extremely enjoyable, after I answered the “how are you” from the interviewer with a simple 15 seconds reply, I asked them back “how are you, xxx?” They were so evidently surprised by my question, like no one ever asked them that in a long time, even less from someone applying for a job. The second part’s interviewer wasnt as friendly, which made me think it was the reason I didnt pass the behavioural interview, and now I’m watching your videos, thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom!
I doubt there’s a direct relationship between someone’s friendliness levels and you passing the interview. Some people are just very poker faced in interviews
Hi GG, thank you so much for the practical insights as BR. I've just got an offer from Amazon and received positive feedback on all interview rounds - your videos helped so much with the preparation not just on the content but also articulating the thought of delivering the answers. Amazing channel! Look forward to #DayOne.
Congratulations that’s awesome!!! I’m delighted to have been able to support you.
From California, interviewing a L6 role, thank you for your video, really helpful
Hi Annie. Thanks for taking the time commenting. Fingers crossed for you.
From Texas and interviewing for a manager role. Really helpful information so far!
Hey there- wow the great state of Texas- on my bucket list to visit! I'm glad you're finding it helpful. Good luck.
Hey GG, If it wasn't for your tips I would have failed. I prepared and studied. I completed my 5 hour loop interview and was told I will here back in 5 days. I heard back in 1 day and was offered the job ❤
Congratulations
GG your videos have been my go to I’ve watched so many, but I can’t recall which video it was about reading the stories. I noticed I gave very long-winded unstructured replies because I was so focused on nailing the STARi format that I completely missed my mark on answering the question clearly. Thanks so much for your uploads!!
You’re welcome
Thanks for the tips! I got an interview at Amazon here in Costa Rica and i will definitely make use of your tips! Wish me luck! Even thought its an internal interview i want to do it right
Good luck!!
Love the tone, detail & pragmatic approach! I'm in the UK and preparing for my interviews. Good luck with your venture. regards Andy
Thanks Andy- really appreciate that. I hope the videos are helpful for you. Good luck with your interview. 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Super helpful 👍 Thank you.
Hi GG, thank you ! for your awesome videos, they are still relevant after years. I m from India and I m preparing for my SDM interview at Dublin
The Amazon interview process doesn't really change. It's been as it is for about 15yrs. I don't expect it to change any time soon. Good luck. If you end up in Dublin, try Chocolate Kimberly. They're the best thing to come out of Ireland with my husband a close second.
Hi, I'm from Cameroon and I'm preparing for a loop interview for Amazon Luxembourg in January. Your content is really helpful.
Cameroon. Fantastic!! Good Luck 🧙♀️
I did the loop interview yesterday. The interviews with the hiring manager and the bar raiser(I'm not sure she was the bar raiser but she was the only interviewer from out of the team) were the best ones. I'd say 4 out of 5 were good interviews and 1 was average or even bad
Good to know, thanks!
Hi GG, thanks for all your videos. I'm from Milan and I'm studying for an application in Amazon as Catalog Associate. The interviews will be in two weeks. Ciao ;-)
Good luck
Thanks GG. Hope you had a great time with your daughter today. You saved me a lot of time pondering what’s coming my way and what’s I’m into. Loop the loop coming next Monday! From Singapore with ❤️
Good luck!
Hi GG , I have been accepted to work in amazon for watching your videos , you are the best
That’s fantastic. Congratulations
I have applied for an executive level position and getting help from your videos. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome
I stumbled upon your videos while looking for content on Amazon leadership principles and really enjoying your tips and suggestions on how to do well in the interviewing process. Great work.
Hi Kunal- I'm delighted you stumbled across me and very glad you like the content. I hope they help. 🧙♀️
Hey GG, thank you for the information. I'm scheduled for my 2nd interview(s) for a Site DWS Manager in Salt Lake City UT, USA
Oohh good luck!!
Amazing information and knowledge share, really appreciate your putting the time to share such great content. Thank you
And I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
This was helpful. Thanks Gigi
Hi 👋 I'm from Germany and currently thinking about applying at Amazon as a solution architect. Your videos are great, not only if you apply at Amazon. Most of the stuff is very useful for interviews in general. I'm really impressed how much effort Amazon puts into everything. Sounds like a great place to work and learn ❤
Hi Florian- I did a lot of work with Amazonians in DE both as a Bar Raiser and when I ran Marketing Operations for Prime Video for the EU. They were always fantastic colleagues. I'd certainly recommend them.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks for your response 👍 I'm definitely excited
Thanks for the video !!
My pleasure!
Hi GG, this is my first time on your channel and I am overwhelmed by your valuable content. Happy to learn about acronyms and jargons. Thanks for making such an amazing video (love from India) ❤️❤️
Thank you for the lovely message. I hope my channel serves you well. Good luck. 💕
Hi GG,
Thanks for these interviews you do. I have found them useful.
I have a first stage telephone interview for a regional construction safety program specialist role in London.
Good luck Nike!
Awesome content - Thank you so much.
I'm interviewing for a Sr. UX Designer, having my virtual on-site in NYC in 2 days
Good luck. As a Marketer I worked with lots of UX Designers. They're always cool roles. Fingers crossed. GG
Hi GG; I am interviewing for an Operation Manager Position in Brampton, (just outside of Toronto Canada) the "loop" interview is scheduled in August
Ooh good luck 🍀
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks
Love your videos I’m watching you from Costa Rica I have an upcoming panel interview coming soon
Hello in Costa Rica! Thank you so much for watching. Good luck with your panel! 🧙♀️
Great tips once again!! Really enjoying the videos. Coming from Venezuela in Latin America!!
Wow... Venezuela! One of the guys in the office was trying to teach me Venezuelan Spanish before lockdown..I was rubbish! Thanks for watching 🧙♀️
I totally relate to what you said in this video. Thank you for posting these videos!
You're welcome. I hope it's useful. 🧙♀️
I’m interviewing for HRBP role in a few weeks.
A new logistics facility in Louisiana. I made it past the phone interview. The panel interview will be conducted via Chime.
congratulations
please share any thoughts/tips for the virtual interview?
Hi GG! Loving these videos - thank you for sharing this. My fear here is that English is not my mother tongue, so I already run at a great disadvantage since it is not a technical interview where English could be easier.
Are you interviewing for roles in a primarily English speaking business unit?
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 not for SDE in Madrid, specifically for Embedded Software Development, but I think nobodies speak Spanish in Amazon :-( at least not recruiters neither managers.
@@guillermotomasini normally you’ll be interviewed in the majority in your local language with one interview in English
hi GG, I had a technical interview and clearly the "Amazon" method doesn't work for this type of role, big mistake to try and fit every role into 1 bucket.
great video's BTW, will be useful for non Amazon interviews
These videos are very explicitly not for technical interviews. They are for the behavioural elements of interviews for people applying for technical roles.
Thanks for your videos. Watching in sequence. I am from India and interviewing for a program manager role.
You are welcome. good luck.
Hi GG, this is such an amazing content. The best I have seen. Thank you
You are so welcome. Thank you for taking the time to say so.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 I just
Hi GG, Indiana and trying to break the L4 hourly to L4 salary in RME. Thank you for the tips.
Wishing you the best best luck
Hey GG,
I am from Port Ludlow Wa. I have a bachelors degree and have a background of 9 as a small business owner and contractor. My goal is to transition into a remote role in big tech as a non-technical recruiter
Good luck
many many thanks, mautez from Syria and preparing my self of the NDE role, as you did many many interviews
what is the most thing (factor ) _except Star method, of course, _ that let you like/love his story, something let our story more strong and useful
So I spent a couple of days thinking about this. I think the one other thing is to be concise. Those candidates who over talk make it harder for the interviewer to hone in on the meat of the example and ask good follow up questions.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 as usual many many thanks :)
Hi Gale or GG , btw it so sweet to say GG I like that ^-^ I am preparing for a loop interview for a role in Poland as a Senior compliance associate I really enjoy operational jobs so I am working hard to get that offer and I found your videos incredibly helpful and appealing in terms of having a better sense of the company culture. I am aiming to finish all your videos and apply them to my preparations. Btw do you have any advice on the particular leadership principals that can be linked with my position. Many thanks and take care!
Hi- I'm glad you are finding the videos useful. I'm always very reticent to advise people on specific LPs to prepare for, for a specific role. Even roles within the same job family can have different priority LPs depending on the team, country etc. So my best advice is to follow my tips on the video "which leadership principles to prepare examples for". That will get you much closer to the correct answer than I could guess. Good luck.
Thanks again GG for your video/tips, super helpful. PS: already subscribed and liked your video :)
Amazing!
If the hiring manager is a bar raiser is it possible they will bring in another bar raiser for the pod? Thank you in advance.
Yes. You can’t bar raise for your own hire.
Hi GG! Amazing content here! Would like to ask you if leadership principles should be taken in mind for a technical interview as well . Thank you !
Thank you. As a tech candidate you will at some point be asked about Leadership Principles.
Prepping for a SPM role in the UK. Thanks for your content. Interested to know your opinion on candidates using the same story (in different interviews/with different interviewers) for similar questions?
Avoid doing that if you can. They're looking for evidence that you are consistently strong. Using the same examples, suggests a limit on you consistently delivering strong performance. If you really feel you have to use the same example, lean very heavily into the elements that pertain to this new LP. You're aiming for only the situation (S) to be the same. Task (T), action (A), result (R) and improvement (I) need to be different. 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Fab. Thanks for your advice, GG
@@James-ym9dv pleasure. Good luck 🧙♀️
Hi GG, thank you for sharing such helpful content. Do you have any guidelines around length of (initial) response to an interview question? I've heard somewhere that it should be no longer than 1-2 minutes. I understand that there will be probing questions, but I feel that a minute or two per question for a 45-minute interview seems too short and not the best use of an opportunity to give a full response that showcases your skills. I'd welcome your thoughts!
Hi Heather- I agree with you. See my video "how long should your answers be". Hope that helps 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you!!
Hi GG, in 14 days i have my first phone interview to become a Cluster health manager (in germany). How can I prepare? I am scared my english is not well enough and I don't understand a question.
Hi GG. I am interviewing with AWS for the second time. I tried three years ago, made it to the Loop but was not offered the job. I now have another opportunity! A second go round. I believe that I am better prepared (thanks in part to your wonderful videos, well done) and I know what I could have done better last time. My question is will my interviewers look at my previous answers? Does it matter that I didn't make it through once before? Or do they treat this as a clean slate? And should I even be concerned about this at all? Much Thanks. Brett
Hey Brett- I think it’s highly unlikely anyone would invest time reading notes from 3yrs ago. Think of it as a clean slate. Good luck
Hi GG! Loving these videos - thank you for sharing your insights! Question - when the final debrief happens (after loop), are the answers from the phone screens considered as well? Wondering if it's okay to use a story in loop if you've already used it in a phone screen earlier (i.e. would it be counted against the candidate?) Thank you!
(P.S. apologies if the question doesn't relate directly to this video)
Hi Sugandha- yes notes from your earlier round interviews will be read by your panel. So avoid repetition if you can. They're looking for evidence that you are consistently strong. Using the same examples, suggests a limit on you consistently delivering strong performance. If you really feel you have to use the same example, lean very heavily into the elements that pertain to this new LP. You're aiming for only the situation (S) to be the same. Task (T), action (A), result (R) and improvement (I) need to be different. 🧙♀️
Hello GG,
I really enjoy your video and like how to presentation with a nice tone.
Would you mind I ask a suggestion please ?
As the end of the interview, interviewers will ask any question ?
So 1) how question I should ask ?
2) should I ask a question the interviewer like that- “if I failed in this interview, what suggestion or improvement for next interview if I had “ ?
Thanks again GG
Regards,
Edwin
Hi there- so you will probably only have time for 2-3 at the end of each interview. I wouldn't recommend asking what you can do better next time. An Amazon interview isn't like most others. Your interviewer shouldn't be making judgements on how you've done there and then they are just meant to be focused on gathering the data. I've had one or two candidates ask me that exact question and it totally threw me, as it wasn't something I had put any thought into at all in the 45min interview. Hope that helps 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks GG
Finding these vids very useful to prep for a loop next week - thanks! Question: what should you expect in terms of follow-up questions to a story? Are they likely to ever be in the more adversarial vein of “ok, but give me a different/better example” or do interviewers tend to stick to drilling further into the story you’ve laid out? Not sure whether to prepare for the possibility of an old-school grilling, esp from the bar raiser?!
Hey lordpies- so that's an almost impossible question to answer, because follow up questions are all about the content you just provided. There's no stock follow up questions although some examples are provided in early training. I would hope no Amazonian interviewer takes an adversarial approach, that type of technique is actively discouraged. They're unlikely to ask you for a "better" example, but may ask you for "another" example, if the one you have doesn't speak well to the Leadership Principle they are exploring. Hope that helps. 🧙♀️
It's up to the interviewer. Every interviewer has a bit different style and perspective when asking you following-up questions. Mostly asking more details of the case you shared. But my advice is to BE YOURSELF as I later learned the evaluation is not purely based on your answers, but everything counts at the end. I had a few questions in the loop that I thought I answered poorly but later realized that there were other aspects that the interviewers appreciated. Good luck!!
@@xiawtde Hi Jason Xia, did you get the job in that interview? I am afraid what if mt stories simple at the same time related my technical skills? Do they look for high level English?
@@sruhaana5096 Yes, I did. Simple story is not bad and maybe even better. They will ask you follow-up questions (which is encouraged as being curious) to learn more about more details of your story. English is not an issue, language skill shouldn't be judged as part of the interview.
@@xiawtde thank you so much for the quick reply. I have my loop scheduled for sometime next week. I am really worried about Bar raised questions. If you don’t mind could you let me know the question or what kind of questions bar rasier may ask?
Thanks!
Hi I am from India. I am expecting Program Manager interview next week. Your inputs will be veryful. Please guide me.
Hi I'm afraid that's a bit of an unspecified request, so difficult for me to respond to. GG
GG - thank you for the channel. Is there a reason why AI is not used to automatically transcribe the conversation and create a summary of the candidates responses to the questions. Seems rather 19th century to manually take notes in an interview.
You're asking the wrong person.
Hi GG,
I am from India and am currently preparing for manager, quality services role interview. Your videos are really helpful. Please continue doing the same.
Could you please let me know what kind of questions can i expect for this role?
Hi Mohan- no I'm sorry, I don't try to second guess what LPs will be tested. Please see this video on how to identify the key LPs. th-cam.com/video/InDXU96hEWE/w-d-xo.html 🧙♀️
Thanks for the video! I've watched all your videos and they are extremely useful:) I've got an interview coming up using Amazon Chime and I was wondering whether it would be a 'problem' if I decided to use a blurred background.
Hi AppleUK- Thanks. I'm really glad they are useful to you. I don't see any issue with this. You absolutely have the right to that privacy if you don't want the interviewer viewing your private space. Might want to warn them though, in case they've never seen it before.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you for the swift reply! Also regarding my microphone, my laptop has one and it is fine but I also have a headset which I could use. Would a headset look unprofessional or is it nothing to worry about? I appreciate your advice, looking forward to the interview regarding the Graduate Area Manager
@@AppleUK2000 god I hope a headset doesn't look unprofessional- I did a LinkedIn live a couple of weeks ago wearing one. 😱. You do, what ever works for you. Be comfortable and relaxed that's all your interviewer is concerned about. Good luck 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 😂 Cheers!
Hi GG, First of all thanks for your effort for putting these amazing videos, anyone short on time can rely on them. I got call for a PM role when I was kind of neck deep into current engagement. Could manage to watch your videos randomly and luckily have reached to Loop round. Interview was scheduled next week but now HR informed me position is closed and Hiring Manager wants to consider me for a new yet to be published Sr PM role. Is this normal ? Another point I have already shared my expected salary as it was asked to fill excel before round 2, does that has anything to do here. Request your perspective here.
Yes normal. And yes it's good idea to set compensation expectations early.
Thanks Pipi!
Hi GG. Thank you for the tips. I appreciate how concise your videos are. What are your thoughts on changing examples part way through answering a behavioural question? (I.e. I thought of a better example whilst talking)
Hi qb4s- excellent question. No one has ever asked this before, but I've definitely had experience of this scenario dozens of times. My advice is.....it depends how far into your STARI answer you are. If you're at S, go for it. You won't have lost much time. If you're at T, think twice, be sure it's a MUCH better answer. Once you're at A, forget it. You'll have wasted a ton of time and your interviewer will be irritated that the time and typing will be wasted. I know, as I was that interviewer. I might make a video of this one. Thanks for asking it!
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thank you
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thanks for your tips. I just got my offer.
@@qb4s That's increadible news. Huge congratulations!!!!
I also want to know your thoughts on the following - I have finished my first phone screen and going into my second. My recruiter has not told me anything about which leadership principles to focus on and there has been no response to my email asking for more direction. I am focusing on the three leadership principles that you have said are the most important. But in such a situation how do you do the necessary preparation? Can you please post a video on the same?
Hi Kunal- please see my video on what LPs to prepare for. You need to take a laser focus on the job description. You'll also need examples to cover you bases on the other LPs- but you really need stellar examples for the key LPs. 🧙♀️
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thanks for your quick response. I am preparing accordingly and have examples earmarked for the key LPs. I will be in touch in case of further questions.
Hello GG. Hope you are well. I just interviewed with Amazon and I think they interviewed me focusing on the Customer Obsession LP. I gave them lots of examples from my projects and described them well too. I think I did really well but about 2 hours after that, they just came back saying while the team liked talking to me, they again reviewed my background and qualifications and have decided to move forward with other candidates. I am not able to understand where I could have gone wrong. Would love to know your thoughts. Thanks.
Hi Kunal- it's unusual to get to round 2 to be told your skills/background don't fit. That should be filtered out at Resume/ Round 1. But I obviously can't make any assessment of what happened, as I have no data. Sorry 🧙♀️
Hi GG, I wish I watched this video yesterday 🤣 Just had a terrible interview today
Oh dear……
Hi GG, I'm interviewing for the IT support associate position. For the final interview, do you know what the first and second interview will be like? I have it on Thursday and it says that there are two consecutive interviews.
If they’re behavioural interviews they’ll be exactly the same as previous behavioral interviews. Good luck
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 I did the interviews today and it was behavioral, thank you.
As usual fantastic tips & outstanding videos. Would like to tell you that next week I have my final loop interview for L5 level Pre-construction Manager. Any recommendations on how to prepare and what questions to focus on?
Nothing more than what’s in my channel. I’m afraid I can’t recommend which questions to focus on- there are thousands of roles in Amazon so without reading your job description I can’t guess what they care about most. Check out my Job Description deconstruction videos for how to dissect your JD for that info. Good luck
Santa Monica, CA
Thanks Didi! 😊
I have an interview for a HRA role. What LPs should I focus on?
Hi Richard- I'm afraid I don't make suggestions of LPs for jobs. Every role will have different key LPs based on the needs of the team and the Hiring Manager. Please see this video for the best way to approach identifying the key LPs th-cam.com/video/InDXU96hEWE/w-d-xo.html
Amazon recruiter did not attend my interview as she had some tech issues. The team who contacted me to reschedule was very poor in communication skills. Are you sure that they do hire the best or this is just a rumor. Tech issue by the recruiter or a big tech company? Disappointed
Technology fails and people are human.
KSA i have 4 panel interview for facilities manger L4
HI, Do you offer consultancy or class ?
Hi there- no sorry that's not something I offer currently.
Romania 😊
Hi GG we enjoy your videos. We are making a series called "resume reviews" do you have any tips for making great resumes? Maybe we can do a collab =) let me know if your interested
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I understand, but it's kind of shows the limitations of an interview as a process. The candidate might be brilliant, but because you didn't vibe, you think the candidate isn't up for the job. That's is an unscientific and unprecis tool if anything.
Any process that involves humans is imperfect. That’s the reality of humans. It can then only be a case of mitigating as much of the imperfection as possible. I’d certainly be interested to hear of any corporation that has developed even more effective mitigation processes.
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Well Amazon leadership principles are 100% focus, and I think that way is pretty good. The principles are so fundamental and general that it could be applied to any business clearly to get high performance out of your organization.
That being said, besides the IQ tests and the big 5 tests, what I think will happen later, is that applicants will go through a simulation of how it is working for the company, and then a test how you apply it. That would messure closer to a real world scenario more than just a sales pitch for example.
Because unless the company demands that the applicant should know the job before they start, if they want to test an applicants potential rather than just previous knowledge, its pretty much the only way. That and longer internal educational programs before hire.
Right now the only thing I can think of is companies that have 6 months to 1-2 years of education before you start working for the company. Hästens säng in sweden does that for future leaders. You have a 2 year internal education program that you go through, you get paid will doing it, and when you finnish you get an inside track for a 100% leading position within the company. I know it because I applied for one of those programs. However I didn't pass the test, which ironically was based on an interview.
There I think they should have based their decision on previous experience perhaps, and a IQ test and a personality test. That way you dont have to go through all the STAR questions that can be 100% fake and all of that.
If you live in Italy you need a kick in your a**, that means you can be taken for the role only if you have knowledge. Very disappointed. I m not going to take into account any other job offer.
Sorry- don’t understand your points here
@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 I think in my country the selection process is not fair and transparent. This is only my point of view. My name is Luca Raponi.