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[@HollyLeeCoaching]

Hi Gigi! Not sure if you remember me from Amazon. You BR for quite a number of my team. Amazing content!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi Holly- I hope we got them some good hires. 🧙‍♀️

[@dannad.7374]

Hi Gigi, Commented previously but wanted to add where I'm from, NJ, USA and I'm interviewing for an Account Manager role. :) Thank you for so generously sharing all this useful content. I've seen almost all of them now in preparation for my upcoming phone interview.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Ooohh NJ, my youngest brother lives there.. Best of luck 🧙‍

[@dannad.7374]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Cool! I'm North Jersey! Hey, I have another question-- I have interviewed with another group previously but didn't get to the loop interviews, so, I was able to apply for a different group and role. Will my answers from previous interviews (less than 3 months ago) be shared with the interviewer(s) I will speak with tomorrow and moving forward (hopefully!). Thanks, GG!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hey Danna- yes they'll be able to see them.

[@dannad.7374]

Got it! I’m prepared with new examples except for answer to ‘Why Amazon.’ Thanks again, GG!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Pleasure

[@alicanaydin3416]

Hi GG, I am from Turkey and I am preparing the interview for a Retail Account Manager position. Thanks for your helps. Your videos are really instructif.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Best of luck!

[@jeremycompton3010]

Yes, l learnt all about LP's and bar raisers.

[@stefanisaacs667]

Found you a bit too late to really benefit. My loop is today. Interviewing for Senior PM-T. Thanks so much for the guidance.. Looks great.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

We hope it went well…🤞

[@toddmueller]

How was the Loop?

[@dhirajjha8470]

Thanks GG once again. You are clearing all the doubts from interviewees's mind .. :)

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Pleasure as always 🧙‍♀️

[@ray1johnson1]

Good to know, thanks!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

You bet!

[@gielhag]

Great tipp. Thank you GG. That helps much. Thumps up 🙂

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

You’re most welcome.

[@mautezsyria8480]

thanxs again, I have one question and suggestion :) question: it is normal to use the same answers for different questions like we can use the ( most innovative idea ) with ( how to solve complex problem with the best solution), here we can use the same answer with different interviewers, of course, right? suggestion: you can write a question for L.P and ask the audience to write their answers in the comments or any place after that you will choose one or two from the answers to show why this is the answer is good and why the other one is bad from your perspective,, so here we can learn based on your expertise. in the end, many many thanks :)

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi- Avoid using the same example twice 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. 🧙‍♀️

[@juanpablozeballosraczy6984]

Hi GG, Juan from Peru. Thanks for your videos! you're brilliant! really well explained and articulated. I've done my research for an area manager role (operations) in the UK, and these questions seem to be the most common. Could you please make a video about how to answer them properly? or suggest something quick? Tell me a time when... you made a difficult decision with no data. you took a calculated risk you took a process that was working and you changed / challenged it to further improve it.

[@neshanbk9632]

Hi GG, I passed the 1st interview and I am scheduled for 2nd one with the hiring manager wish me luck :)

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Oooh well done. Sending good vibes your way. Fingers crossed for you!🧙‍♀️

[@neshanbk9632]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks GG, and btw, you are a true Amozonian 😅 you and the Recruiter told me the same phrase “finger crossed for you “ ❤️

[@handang9165]

@@neshanbk9632 did you get the job?

[@arunkumar-uu5ee]

Hi GG, your videos are awesome and so valuable. I really appreciate what you are doing. I have a question on how to come up with stories relevant to the position or level ? Like L6, L5 differences in evaluations ?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Well if you're going to be raising the bar at the level you are applying for- you should be performing at that level in your current role. Which is why I suggest using examples from the past couple of years.

[@arunkumar-uu5ee]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you GG.

[@tigerrx7]

I had the same situation, I told the interview that my response would be too similar to one I’ve answered already and he changed the question. That’s the point I felt like I failed the interview. So I am waiting receive my “going with other candidates” email haha!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Honestly I don't see any reason why that situation should cause you to feel you failed. You did the right thing and your interviewer wouldn't think twice about it. Fingers crossed for you.

[@AbdulkadirYusufhassan]

@tigerrx, any feedback?

[@lb9818]

Thank you for providing such great and on-point content GG! Your videos are extremely useful in getting me prepared for my first phone interview with Amazon. I’m Interviewing for a Senior Program Manager, Marketing Localization role within the PV team. Question for you: as for the loop panel, are the interviewers for 1st and 2nd phone interviews also assigned a specific LP or can they ask questions about multiple LPs? Thanks in advance for your help!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi Lucie- great role. I worked with that team for years. Yes rounds 1 & 2 will also be Leadership Principle based. The hiring manager will have determined which LPs they want covered. There will likely be 2 LPs assigned for each round. Hope that helps. Good Luck. 🧙‍♀️

[@lb9818]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 That helps a lot GG! Thank you so much.

[@MusicFed]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks for your amazing videos. do you have any videos to help prepare on the new(er) Leadership principles 15 and 16? thanks

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

@@MusicFed I’m afraid I don’t do LP specific YT videos.

[@MegaSafw]

hey GG, I got interview and honestly not very promising! I'm just too scattered! how to predict questions and and try to tailor the best answer it all so fake! I have to prepare all answers and might not even have an answer! and if I don't then I don't have answer from my previous experiences therefore I;ll fail the interview and that's what's all about...finding the right candidate ..it is just hard to remember everything from the past not even little bit specially me! I don't keep track and I don't like to talk!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hey so I think you're the type of person who would get exponential benefit from a 1:2:1 coach. I believe most people can get what they need from my content but some need someone to know them as individuals deeply in order to guide them. If you email me at [e-mail] I can recommend someone who specialises in Candidates who are struggling, as you describe. And spoiler alert, it isn't me. GG

[@thalafan9090]

Gigi, how to recognize which leadership principle does that question belongs to. I got this confusion in my interview yesterday, and stammered for a moment, guessing shich story to pick. Please give a trick.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

The trick is “answer the question”. The question is connected to the Leadership Principle. So if you pay close attention to what the interviewer is asking you and provide an answer specific to that- then inevitably you will find yourself talking about behaviours that are connected to that LP.

[@asmi121]

Hello GG ..thanks for insight. I am going for sr. Finance analyst role in California. Could you please give few tips related to this job

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Everything on my channel will be relevant to this role- except for the content on Graduates and Military. Good luck.

[@saayanghosh9636]

Thank GG for the great pointers. Quick question - is it okay to ask for a different question if stuck during the phone interview? Or this is acceptable during the loops round only?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi Saayan- all rounds the same advice applies. 🧙‍♀️

[@susieliu8922]

Hi GG, I think you mentioned this before - for panel interviews, each interviewers will ask quesitons focsuing on two LPs right? for instance, if there's four interviwers, in total 8 LPs will be covered? Many thanks! have been watching your videos one by one very clear and helpful! :)

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Yes- usually you can get expect each interviewer to be assigned 2 LPs. And maybe an additional technical competence if you're interviewing for a tech role. 🧙‍♀️

[@RexZShadow]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 is that same for new grads as well? Considering the limited work experience would there be less LP questions or it's always 2 no matter what?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

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[@shanikawijerathna1958]

Hi GG, Very helpful video. I'm from New Zealand preparing for an SDE loop interview. Thanks for the great content.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Good day Mate! I've made it all the way to NZ!!! That's so exciting. I've a bunch of family there. Hope it goes well for you. 🧙‍♀️

[@shanikawijerathna1958]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Great!!!, Nice to hear that GG Thank you!!

[@Emmanuel-px9lk]

Thanks for the video. Is it possible to find out all the questions in the Amazon Question Bank? Would be great for prep.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi Emmanuel- I understand why you'd ask, but I'm afraid that's not information I'm willing to share. That's proprietary information of Amazon's. If they won't publish it, I won't either. Earns Trust is a critical LP and that would be a trust buster between my old colleagues and I.

[@Emmanuel-px9lk]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 I understand and respect that. Thanks again.

[@lucaa.8640]

@@Emmanuel-px9lk Glassdoor and you find all the questions

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

@@lucaa.8640 great. Info found and my integrity intact.

[@lucaa.8640]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 GG you should start coaching, I can volunteer :-)

[@echezonaazubike8054]

From Nigeria You have been a helped me unravel this LP jigsaw puzzle Please do you have specific LP to consider for Amazon BIE?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi there- I'm sorry I don't give recommendations on what LPs to focus on for specific job families- as each role, even within a job family will be different. The tips in my video "which LP to prepare for" are you best pathway to understanding what is most important in your role. Good luck 🧙‍♀️

[@davideiceman]

I have a question. If a candidate gives good answers to most behavioural questions over a three-interview panel, but fails to provide a good example for one question only, is it sufficient to ruin that candidate's chances to be hired?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Unlikely

[@davideiceman]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you very much for the reply, very kind of you! :-)

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Of course. I couldn’t have you stressing over that. Good luck!

[@anujjain5726]

Hi GG, Anuj from USA. Thanks for putting out such amazing content! I am preparing for Sr. PM Tech. role at Amazon and was wondering what specific questions/stories should I prepare for the "tech" part of interviews? How technical do the interviews get for the role I am interviewing for?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

As you are not applying for an engineering role, I wouldn’t expect you to have to do any coding tests or solve technical problems. But at rounds 1 and 2 particularly, your interviewer is going to want to have confidence that you can keep up with the Developers and Engineers you'd have to work with. So my suggestion is to use STAR examples that showcase your technical competence.

[@anujjain5726]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you! That's helpful to prioritize how I spend my time preparing for the interview.

[@seemapadmaraj5013]

@@anujjain5726 : How was the interview?

[@sherlinraj6402]

Hi GG, thanks for your videos, I have an upcoming interview with Amazon. I already got selected in the first phone interview(fully technical). Recruiter asked my availability for second phone interview. So, after this second phone interview, will I have 4 panel interviews or is this second phone interview the final one? Because most of them had just one phone interview and then 4 rounds on the same day. In my case, it is different so I just want to know about that.Thanks!

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

After 2nd round you go to loop. Lots of teams use a process of 2 early rounds before loop. Good luck

[@sherlinraj6402]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Thank you!!

[@Info-Galaxy]

Hi GG, Thank you so much for spending time to create such a useful videos. I am Prasad from India. Currently I am being prepared for Database Migration Accelerator role, and my Phone Interview has been completed and further rounds have been scheduled. I have a few questions to ask you. a. can I assume that the technical concepts covered during the phone interview will be the key ones for the further rounds with in-depth OR they can be changed completely? Please suggest. b. As you mentioned in one of your videos, i have gone through the Job description to figure out leadership principles and got few, on top of that, from your experience, could you please suggest me some important leadership principles for this role. Thank you.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

a) that’s very variable between teams, I wouldn’t want to guess b) there are thousands of roles in amazon I’m afraid I don’t know the key LPs for all of them.

[@Info-Galaxy]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thank you GG

[@404Aparichith]

Just curious to know ... despite all this rigorous screening process, wouldn't there be adverse selection ..

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi- can you clarify what you mean by "adverse selection"?

[@404Aparichith]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 my question was to know if this process is really foolproof.. if there is any data analysis on this..if there has been bad apples being selected despite such laborious hiring process

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hi- no it's not perfect. And I've never heard anyone claim it is. But it's the most robust I've ever worked with. And I'm extremely confident the overwhelming majority of other Amazonians would agree. Sometimes even though a candidate may seem to be a fit for Amazon and Amazon seems to be a fit for them it might not work out- the role may not suit them, the team may not suit them, the commute may not suit them, etc. Amazon doesn't make data available to the public on their "error" rate in this process.

[@404Aparichith]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 thanks for the responses.. it was out of academic interest I asked the question.. also why cant the LP based interview be replaced with some written format ..computer aided test ..which can apply artificial intelligence to ask follow up question based on response..since the theme is already defined it can very well be algorithmized.. further a candidate can very well respond if it is written based which in verbal format could risk being incoherent.. In statistics we have type1(alpha) error and type2(beta) error..type1 is accepting a negative case and type2 is rejecting a positive case.. in my previous question I was alluding towards this type1 error in the process.. understand from your response that happens however it's not public.. my suggestion on written based computer aided test could minimize type2 error(which is important)..

[@nigarmusazade1409]

Heyy, can I get amazon questions bank to get acquainted with them?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Not from me I’m afraid

[@nigarmusazade1409]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 Hey Gigi, I got an interview offer on ML data associate position, what do you think of that position? Which videos of yours would be helpful to me? I am very nervous

[@nigarmusazade1409]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 hey Gigi! I will have interview on ML data associate position, what do you think about that position? Which videos of yours would be helpful to me? Thank you

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

@@nigarmusazade1409 there are many thousands of roles across Amazon. I’m afraid I don’t have detailed knowledge of all of them. All videos on this channel, except for those on Software Development Engineering and Military Pathways will be relevant.

[@tsotis]

Hi GG! Great video. I'm back again after your live on Monday and literally just wrapped up 9 of your master classes. I've got my second phone interview tomorrow, but I've already gone ahead and have been compiling 36 examples (4 for each of the 6 leadership principles I've been advised I'll be questioned on by recruiter + the core 3 you said are always part of the panel), with lots of good data/metrics. After reviewing some of the sample questions (Googled them), I'm noticing my examples aren't entirely fitting the questions that might be asked. Do I need to broaden the example? How should I restructure/deconstruct to make it more versatile?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Hey Tim- are you able to join the Academy Members Only Q&A tomorrow at 19.00 BST. It might be easier to talk this through.

[@tsotis]

@@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503 yes, can do. That’d be 1pm my time. Is there a link to access?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

There is a link to the Discord Community on your any of your course support sheets (not Customer Obsession). That will take you to sign up to the community. Then at 1pm your time log in and go to the channel Q & A Live Sessions. I'll be there. See you then.

[@bradw2k]

Hi GG, how can I answer the question "Tell me about a time that you did something beyond your job description?" when for 8 years I have had a high, broad title at a small company (CTO) where I wear like 12 hats but one could argue that all the varied things I have done are within the CTO's realm of responsibility? I have your full course, so I can ask this in the next Discord too.

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Sure Brad come chat with me on Monday at the Discord Q&A and we can talk it through. High level- not all questions you're asked can be answered. If you have a legitimate reason why the question you've been asked actually makes no sense for the interviewer to ask you then it's absolutely fine to tell them that. BUT this is an Ownership question so you'll need make sure you have some other good Ownership stories. Looking forward to chatting more on the Discord Q&A Monday.

[@engineered-mind]

Does Amazon ghost interviewers in final round?

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Not as a matter of policy. But I'm seeing increasing evidence of recruiters not coming back to candidates with their outcomes. It's extremely disappointing. My advice is to reach out to Hiring Managers on LinkedIn. This seems to work for getting Recruiters moving.

[@fablife1093]

Dude, do you have lipstick on???

[@amazoninterviewwhizzdayone503]

Eeerrr yeah. What’s it to you?