5 Unrecoverable Mistakes At Amazon Interview

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[@waynec5208]

1. Lack of details 2. Downgrade the previous employers/collagues 3. Ethically questionable decisions 4. Inconsistent stories 5. Overclaim

[@tiffanyjones423]

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[@lasttwhisper]

jesus im so scared , i have only week to prepare for interview. what scares me the most is the math questions. i really really hope there is no math questions. i mean can i use a note pad and calculator ? im so nervous. xd

[@Dan-rp9tl]

Your consistency is amazing..I never get tired of listening to your advices .100% of your words are meaningful;its just impressive..thanks for your videos!!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

My pleasure ❤️

[@cristinaph5881]

Hi GG. Just wanted to thank you for your content, the quality is just amazing. I used your videos for my prep and got an offer last week for an L6 position as a Sr Financial Analyst, I'm over the moon! Thank you!!!

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That’s amazing!!!!! Huge congratulations

[@arifkhan-tl2qy]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Ma'am I got the confirmation email or offer letter from amazon in which My date of joining is 12sept, but yet i didn't get any background verification and onboarding process also in my status portal no longer consideration shown, what to do please help.

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[@preetichima]

GREAT tips!! I really love how your videos are to the point, short and sweet and totally loaded with relevant information!! I can't thank you enough :)

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

You are so welcome!

[@404Aparichith]

If ur examples are different then there will not be inconsistencies right

[@dce3858]

Thanks for this. They all feel like no brainers to me so I'm not too worried about making these mistakes. Funnily enough, I interviewed onsite last year and one of the interviewers said that they don't debrief together. Had a feeling that wasn't the truth.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

You'd be surprised. I didn't make them up. They're real errors candidates made with me repeatedly. 🧙‍♀️

[@MassimoTodaro74]

I am working on formulating a detailed and consistent process to hire people - I am thankful for your insights

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Amazing! That will be the most valuable investment of time your company will ever make. Congratulations on thinking for the long term!

[@Sleuthette]

GG, my hiring manager interveiw is tomorrow, I was prepped by my recruiter, he said I was the most prepped for his call of any candidate, I spilled the beans said I watch a few creators 🤣 on repeat while studying. TYSM! I hope to have good news for you!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Every at D1C wishes you the best of luck. Good on your Recruiter for doing a prep call.

[@pepehimovic3135]

Get into detail Be respectful to your previous employers Don’t consistently overexaggerate or have any inconsistent narratives

[@phillipperez3358]

I hope you see this. If my previous employer asked me, several times, to break the law. How do I bring that up?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

We recommend avoiding these types of examples. It’s easy to get it very very wrong.

[@Cocomerise]

This is so helpful and useful!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi Jo- I'm so pleased you think so. Love the Moomin.

[@AE-gm6hn]

In Amazon interviews, there are very particular questions which everybody may not has a story related with that question even he-she works for a very prestigious fast paced big company. So, what to do instead of overclaiming and making up answers (lying)? Would you please answer?

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[@sfogliaeimparainenglish1102]

Thank you for your precious tips! Tomorrow I’m having my first phone interview (I already passed the phone screen). The role is: data linguist. Is it a Tech Role? Wish me luck! 🥰I love your accent btw!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi there- no it's not a Tech role. Good luck. Glad you liek my accent. It's one of many I offer ;-)

[@malabikasen2401]

Hey what were the behavioral questions that were asked to you?

[@Cecio1786]

thank you GG! what about when i thought the business made the wrong decision regarding one of my projects - not slaching them down but honestly thinking that was the wrong direction!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hey Cecilia-That's fine to share just don't be impolite about anyone. You can say you felt someone made the wrong decision just don't say it's because they were an idiot or arrogant or .....

[@AritraBhattacharyya91]

Is it okay to say 'I haven't had such an experience yet' in case I truly didn't experience a situation the interviewer wants me to talk about, or I am simply unable to frame a strong response? I guess it's not okay but still would love to hear your thoughts on it - and how best to handle such a scenario.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

See this video this should help kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXLNYouIm5WAbZo

[@MrSankesh]

Thank you for making such precise videos. They are really helpful for interview preparation. I am bit confused about answering phone interview questions. Should one avoid 10k feet view in phone interview? How much details one should provide in phone interview?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

You should always avoid the 10k feet answer. See my video "how long should my answer be" to get a good sense of length.

[@bassyjay6281]

Hello, sorry i don't know your name, i have a interview tomorrow for Amazon and i have just listened to this video. Amazon are now doing 2 seperate 30 min interviews for RME Technicians. i just wanted to know am i ok to repeat the same examples and stories to both interviewers or will they expect different responses?

[@bassyjay6281]

i get the impression on chapter 4 that is is ok just to repeat what i said in the 2 interviews? i hope i can, its less to recall! am i allowed to use notes like you do? so i dont forget? haha

[@bassyjay6281]

ahh your name is GG! hello

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

You should avoid repeating if you can- especially if you only have 2 interviews. If you repeat the same stories you present yourself as not being a consistent, regular high performer.

[@bassyjay6281]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 yeah i seen this reply a little late but i made myself well prepared for the interview and prepared multiple answers for each. it seemed to go ok! it was on friday afternoon so im hoping for some good news next week as there was also 7 positions available. wether i get the role or not id like to thank you for your help gg x

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You’re most welcome! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you

[@mautezsyria8480]

many thanks for your wonderful video , actually I have confused and hope if you can help me first one : tell me about the time you failed at the project? here i can say some project that i did and failed and what i learned from it but one guy told me if there is a follow-up question that told you why did not go deep in your situation and fix the issue before starting the project or why did not understand the project before starting to avoid any mistake so here, of course, I will be stuck as i don't have a real answer,, second one: if i need to support our client and i did a temporary solution to avoid long downtime ( impact ) but the follow-up question is you didn't think of long term and your solution is not meet LP, what should i answer here plz , many thanx in advance

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi- I can't give you the exact answer as of course it's your experience. But the whole point of asking about people's failures is to find out what they learnt and how they have taken that learning and used it to do better. So if the follow up question is "why didn't you dive deeper", explain the truth about why you didn't Dive Deeper at the time, how you see that to be an error in judgement and then share an example of the next time you came across a scenario and used that experience to remind you to dive deep, therefore not making the same mistake twice. Amazon doesn't expect you to be perfect. In fact it expects you to be imperfect, but to learn from your mistakes. Ignore anyone that tells you not expose your errors, the key is to do so but ALWAYS show your ability to learn and grow. Amazon wants people with "growth potential".

[@mautezsyria8480]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 many thanxs for your reply, so it is normal to expose your mistakes and your conflict with the manager or team leader where I was wrong, the most important is to tell true story, and be confident

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Tell your truth but ALWAYS illustrate what you learned and how you have applied your learning since. The second but is vital!!

[@sruhaana5096]

Hi, thank you so much for awesome tips. I cleared first technical phone interview. Recruiter said that the phone interview went well and asked me availability for 2nd round phone interview. I am waiting for interview schedule right now. Is the 2nd round going to be behavioral questions or technical? How many rounds of interviews will be there?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Congratulations. Both questions are I'm afraid not ones I can give a definitive answer to. Each team will do things sightly differently. Generally if you haven't done behavioural questions in Round 1 then they'll come in Round 2. No one should get to Panel without having been tested on the LPs. In terms of number of rounds, I would expect 3 but again some technical teams do slip in an extra one from time to time. 🧙‍♀️

[@sruhaana5096]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 great. Thank you for taking time and answering my question. In first round they didn’t ask me anything behavioral. I will prepare for both to answer my best in 2nd round. While attending this interview, is it ok if I apply for other positions in Amazon? Or Does Amazon has any clause like once the candidate gave an interview for one position then he/she can’t apply To any other positions in amazon for 6 months?

[@sruhaana5096]

Hi Gigi, I also have another question. How long my answer to behavioral question example should last? And on an average in 1hr of interview slot, how many behavioral questions the recruiter can ask? Thanks a bunch for answering my questions 🙏

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You can apply to other roles while in process for one. You'll only have to wait 6 months if you get a Not Inclined No Recycle outcome. See my video on Outcomes. 🧙‍♀️

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Please see the video "How long should my examples be". 🧙‍♀️

[@dorab.theitexplorer6462]

Can you please provide us with a scenario of ethically questionable situation? I didn't get it

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Well it’s going to depend massively on your role. I’m a marketer originally so an example might be creating reoccurring charges and hiding them when customers purchase.

[@dorab.theitexplorer6462]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thanks for explaining!

[@dhirajjha8470]

Another wonderful one ..!! Thanks GG

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Ahhh Dhiraj you are too kind ☺️

[@mairahiqbal3173]

Is it okay to stay my previous employer was laid back and technologically not advanced as compared to its competitors?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

I'd spin it a bit differently "you want to work somewhere faster paced with advanced technology". You make it about your ambition not their inadequacy. Good luck

[@sandysayswithlove]

Can we give the same example for a Customer Obsession question when it asked in different rounds?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

I advise strongly against that. Amazon is looking for as much breadth of data to show you operate at bar raising levels consistently. Using exactly the same example for the same LP is just a waste. It's the same data given twice. You need to aim for additive data. Hope that helps 🧙‍♀️

[@sandysayswithlove]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thankyou so much and your videos are wonderful, please make video on virtual interview tips

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

@@sandysayswithlove please see kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5uadJ2wpdKbZ5o. And I'm glad you like the videos..🧙‍♀️

[@arifkhan-tl2qy]

Ma'am I got the confirmation email or offer letter from amazon in which My date of joining is 12sept, but yet i didn't get any background verification and onboarding process also in my status portal no longer consideration shown, what to do please help.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Contact them

[@arifkhan-tl2qy]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 they dont reply to me what to do then

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

@@arifkhan-tl2qy if you know who your manager should be contact them on LinkedIn or someone senior who looks like they’re in the team.

[@varshagoswami6912]

Hi GG, can you please tell me how many rounds can be expected for a Technical Product Owner. Also, what is expected in technical rounds?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

The answer to both of theses questions is dependent on your team. There’s a lot of flexibility in what they can do. You need to ask your Recruiter.

[@varshagoswami6912]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks so much for your response :)

[@learnersparadise7492]

In short liers wins everywhere including at the job, the better you are at deceiving, the better prepared you are

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Did you mean deceiving?

[@learnersparadise7492]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Yep 👍,typo. I know few folks personally who were not good with coding and never done true management role at company, were just about ok, but cracked SDM at amazon by creating stories, simple funda is fake it till you make it, and you perfect that art by giving multiple interviews. Not sure if Amazon considers tech expertise in SDM role at all.

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@@learnersparadise7492 SDMs tested on Solutions design but not coding.

[@liamkemp6614]

I lost points in my last interview for speaking badly of my last employer.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

There are no points as such.

[@Trrenik0kb]

Hajajaj. Like you are applying for first contact liasion with aliens. Jezz. What i heard how conditions are for people who work on packaging i would never work for that slave pusher bezos. Sorry for my english. It is not my native tongue.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Luckily (like watching my videos) working for Amazon is an entirely self-selected process. 🧙‍♀️

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