Amazon Interview Strategy - CRUSH The Loop

[@danielalves86]

Hey I am here to say this video was one of the ones that helped me get an offer for an L6 position. Thank you

[@javier5688]

Hey! I saw this video before my interview for a Data Center position for Amazon. I got a job offer because of this video!

[@muhammadshafiq451]

Hi @javier5688 I have virtual phone interview on 5th Aug for Data Center Engineer, can you guide me please

[@ltk7309]

@@muhammadshafiq451 the virtual phone interview is nothing lol. Just a formality.

[@habeebsiddiquie6108]

@@ltk7309 Why the virtual phone interview is nothing??? I guess its a technical round right? Reply

[@habeebsiddiquie6108]

@@muhammadshafiq451where is the job location at???

[@prashantbhalerao3437]

I have applied for data centre position just waiting for loop one hope as you say you got the offer hope i will get too by this video thank you in advance 🤞🤞🤞

[@FedericoGomezTaylor]

I just got an offer to work at Amazon!! all based on your video, BY FAR the best video, everything you need to know is there. BIG HUG AND THANK YOU MY MAN!!! YOU EARN A FOLLOWER

[@dreamnvisionz]

This is great stuff. I wish I found this a few weeks ago. My Loop interview is in 3 Days. I will definitely provide an update, regardless of the outcome. Thank you Trevor

[@badrmans]

how'd it go?

[@jhnmchlfs]

how'd it go?

[@Lord-V15]

How’d it go ?

[@anish-9641]

How’d it go ?

[@dreamnvisionz]

I didn't get the job, but overall, it was a positive experience. I believe I performed well, particularly on the tech questions, which comprised about 40% of the interview. There was a strong focus on LP questions, and I felt confident in my responses. While I'll take this experience as an opportunity for personal growth, I'm considering that Amazon might not be the right fit for me at this moment. I want to express my gratitude for the helpful video that aided me in my preparation.

[@REXTECH9]

Not going to lie, this was very legit Trevor! Have to hand it to you!!! Very insightful and informative! Highlight was getting a view into how you prepared for your AWS interview.

[@KATHLENEBABROS]

I found you on KZbin and watched your video on "prepping for the Amazon loop" at least three times. It was completely different from all the other KZbin prep videos I found and INCREDIBLY helpful. Out of all the videos I watched, it was by far the most straightforward and constructive. For some reason, it put my mind at ease and broke down how to prepare for the Loop most calmly and concisely. It was invaluable! You said to reach out on LinkedIn if it was helpful, so I wanted to ensure I did. My 5-hour Loop was this past Tuesday, and they called me Friday with my offer! I start at AWS in a few weeks, but I still can't believe it. I can't thank you enough!!!!!! Best regards, Kathlene

[@trevspires]

Congratulations!!!!🎉🎊

[@niaz-ulhaque6575]

My loop is coming up in next week. Im bit concerned about the Behavioural parts. How did you prepare with the LP questions? Plz share some tips

[@Geoff_the_Chum]

Same here I have my interview with Amazon coming up, what’s the company like there?

[@davidsha]

Hey Trevor, I watched your video twice and took notes 3 days before the interviews, and then watched it one more time after the interviews for some self-reflection. I got the SDE internship offer 2 days later all thanks to you! For those who are interested, I created 11 stories and 9 of them got used up during interviews! I definitely couldn't have made it through without this prep.

[@craiganger9393]

ok so how can you provide those to me?

[@micaelagiaroli2423]

Hi Trevor! after watching this video, I did great in my interview and received an offer from Amazon! Thank you so much for your help! :)

[@samhsiao8942]

Hey! I saw this video just two days before the interview loop, and this one helped me got an offer just now! Thank you so much!!!

[@MartinMaverick]

Thanks a lot for this great video! I particularly appreciated the emphasis on action and result in the STAR stories and the idea of connecting multiple leadership principles in each story. My loop is coming up next week.

[@l0g4nSm1th]

How did you go?

[@MartinMaverick]

@@l0g4nSm1th It went well! I got the job! :D I will start on September 1, 2024. I think what really helped me to succeed was: 1. Learning all the LPs almost by heart and really understanding them. This playlist from CEO Andy Jassy helped kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6qQY2CDrt2Uo7M&ab_channel=InsideAmazon 2. Writing down 10 really good stories and structure them by STAR. Ideally, each story can be used for multiple LPs relevant to the role that you are interviewing for. Give each story a title so that by reading only the title you'll be able to remember the story. 3. Telling each story at least 2 times to a friend, receiving feedback, and refining the stories. Was the story easy to understand? Was it impressive? What part of the story should you focus more on? 4. Writing down all story titles on 1-2 pages and add the relevant LPs. Print the pages and hang them visibly behind your computer so that you can read them if you're blanking on coming up with a good story. 5. Being relaxed and confident because you'll be well prepared. Good luck everyone! :)

[@latoyar628]

I have an interview tomorrow. However, all these videos have me shaken.

[@Curiousinternetperaon]

Lol same... 25 stories??? I mean if you're a principal engineer, sure... But also, how many behavioral interviews is one supposed to get??

[@cacmang42]

enjoy your upvote, sir. thank you for helping me

[@vovetas]

Hello Trevor! I just received an offer for Logistics analyst position. Thank you for your advice and all of the best to you🎉

[@evanscaso]

I saw this video before my Loop and it was incredibly helpful. Thanks, Trevor!

[@religious2155]

how did ti go?

[@balletandbalance]

Best video out Ive come across! I got about 16 stories prepared. Lets gooo!!!!

[@trevspires]

Go get it!!

[@varunchintha4819]

How did it go? Did you get the job?

[@balletandbalance]

@@varunchintha4819 i got the job!!!

[@dooleycat91]

How’d it go?

[@balletandbalance]

@@varunchintha4819 got the role!

[@dongbui1876]

Thanks for all your advice and tips! Really helped me out during the Loop

[@amariner5]

I had a virtual panel interview today. It went well. I prepped with watching Munn, the English guy, and I was pretty well prepared. Hopefully I get called for an in-person interview, or I'm hired. The process for me: 1. Apply 2. Take assessments 3. Submit writing sample, a 2-3 page essay, answering a "tell me a time" a questions, using STAR and the Amazon Leadership Principles. 4. A 4 hour long interview by a panel from the Fulfillment Center that posted the job. Again, during my video interview, by way of Amazon Chime, the same or similar questions, like "tell me about yourself," and so on. Not bad.

[@haggaichomba5425]

Thanks, Trevor for this! I've got an upcoming interview next week!

[@Lord-V15]

I have the final interview tomorrow. You have boosted my confidence. Let’s hope it goes well now.

[@RobertEatsDogFood]

how did it go??

[@ltk7309]

@@Lord-V15 why so many interviews? How many rounds?

[@alara3168]

how did it go?

[@stephan_clarkson]

I had practiced with one of Directors of Product at Amazon my behavioural. He actually recommend to have 4 strong master (big) stories. But, you have to be able to adjust those master stories to 1) all leadership principles and to 2) the question itself. So you have extract only relevant situations/context from those master stories with high relevance to the question and to the leadership principle interviewer wanted to test you by asking this particular question. So the best way - to think about stories and make a list of question relevant to all principles and try to answer those questions based on all of those stories. So you could mix stories from interviewer to intervier to not repeat the same experince to all interviewers in different calls.

[@trevspires]

Yeh - I agree w/ this I got similar advice, and this video was my attempt to simplify that

[@JonHatfield]

Thanks for the video! It's very helpful. have my Loop interview next week for a TAM position. Looks like I've got a lot of prep to do this weekend...

[@anthonyokoli8904]

Did you get the job ?

[@JonHatfield]

@@anthonyokoli8904 Took an entire day off work for the 4 hour loop and never heard back after that interview. Ghosted completely. :(

[@jazminlopez8343]

Awesome video! Is it common for interviewers to repeat LP questions during the loop interview? For example, if I was asked Customer Obsession and Dive Deep questions during my first interview, should we still prepare for those for the loop? I would say, yes. But I am afraid of being dinged for repeating examples more than once. I prepared 22 stories so far. Ugh so nervous!!

[@trevspires]

22 is a lot, so good work You might even think of something new on interview day that isn’t in your notes I was advised to try and avoid repeating, but its nothing to stress over if it happens once or twice

[@trevspires]

Oh also repeats should be rare

[@chaithraln1500]

Hey@@trevspires , can I repeat stories in two different interviews (loop)? That shouldn't be a problem right?

[@trevspires]

@@chaithraln1500 ideally, you should avoid repeats. Especially the higher level the role is strive for unique stories

[@IAMjulesATX]

I had a call with my recruiter yesterday and she says all of the loop interviewers discuss your stories with each other and you WILL be dinged for repeating the same story.

[@AnshalAntony]

Loved the video helped me secure the job as L4

[@badrmans]

this is very helpful stuff while preparing! was wondering if it's cool for me to ask the interviewer(s) at the beginning about taking notes? I want to have a sticky note on screen to type some thoughts while they're asking the question and taking a sec to think about an answer. would this be recommended or should I avoid doing this?

[@Lokeso]

That's a great ideia. Do that with the star Sistem and you'll do great

[@LonelyLambGG]

Prepping for my loop next week - thanks for the tips, totally makes sense. I feel strong here, the leadership principles already resonate with me, I'm worried about the white boarding and tech parts - that OA 2nd question was hard lol

[@sonalshukla903]

How was the interview?

[@sonalshukla903]

Was it for L4 SDE?

[@LonelyLambGG]

@@sonalshukla903 Hey thanks for asking. I applied for a SDE 2 position but I didn't get the job. I came from a web background and from a bootcamp so I think I missed the mark a little on their technical requirements. I did great high level and low level design, implemented a bfs in my api for a file system, etc. But I didn't have any experience in concurrent programming which I think hurt my chances the most. It caught me off guard since I was working in JS and there is no way to do concurrent programming... overall it was an okay experience but rather stressful. I did land another position recently though so that's good lol

[@LonelyLambGG]

@@sonalshukla903 ill also add that all 4 interviewers asked me the same exact questions burning through my prepared responses, all about a time I invented something and about a time I disagreed with a colleague. They also advised me to tell my best story even if I had already told it going directly against the advice from everywhere else, including the recruitment team.

[@sonalshukla903]

@@LonelyLambGG Sorry to know it was stressful. For which location did you interview for?

[@NathaBacelar]

Very helpful and insightful! Thank you!

[@diciuniver7987]

Thanks for the good content, just a question, what's the channel of the good folk that helps you in your interview moment? I can't find the channel, pls.

[@bongimusprime7981]

dude this is actual gold. quick question on stories - would you say it'd be more impactful if they were ALL originating from the most recent role, and/or a role that most closely resembles the role @ AWS you're interviewing for? my experience is a bit varied across industries (eg. aerospace, cloud, data science...) and am not sure how far back (or wide) I can go with my stories, assuming they all follow the leadership principles? cheers man

[@trevspires]

So glad it helped I think the more recent the better, but anything in the past ~3-5 years is usually 'fresh' enough to be relevant Def focus on stories that relate closest to the role you're applything to where possible. Good luck!

[@jillsweeney4855]

Hey, great video. Who is the person to check out on KZbin?

[@armwrestle-cn9guu]

Great video!

[@Maromasice]

My loop is in 5 days , i am stressed , i have around 20 stories ready , only 4 or 5 are good quality , and they are all linked ( might be considered the same by aws ) any advice ?

[@amiralions2681]

Thank you for your explanations. I watched a different prep video. It was excellent, however, not relatable if you're a new college graduate or pivoting careers.

[@JaineetRajSinghBanwait-wz9ox]

very valuable inputs, gave me so much clarity. thank you

[@abdielramirez5805]

Hii Trevor, loved your video, I have been scheduled a loop interview and in my prep this has been one of the best advice I've heard! I have a couple questions I hope you don't mind me asking. 1. What advice can you give to a recent graduate that might not have a lot of work experience? My school works with real companies for our projects and we do try to deliver a real project each time but the main purpose of these projects is for us to learn, more than the actual result. 2. In your experience could you give an example of a difficult/tricky question that took you off gourd, and how did you approach said question? (I'm interviewing for a software developer position in Amazon's student program in Mexico) Thank you again for your tips!

[@abdielramirez5805]

Update, I was really nervous when my interview started but after the introduction I really calmed down, my interviewers were really supportive and guided me through all the process. I'd say my behaviour questions went nice and smooth although I wish I would have prepared more for the coding assessments. I managed to finish all of them but the last one really took me off guard, and I struggle to implement what my interviewer wanted. If anyone has any questions about the whole process feel free to ask. I'll post another update once I get an answer. Best of luck to everyone!

[@niaz-ulhaque6575]

@@abdielramirez5805how did you prepare for LP questions?

[@ericabrown2805]

@@abdielramirez5805 hi! did you get an answer?

[@MerrandeR]

@@abdielramirez5805 how did it go?

[@helloworld4685]

Hi Trevor. Is it okay if I use the same story with two different interviewers in the final stage interview? And also, will there be follow-up questions from my stories?

[@HemasaicharanK]

I have an phone screen interview tomorrow. Recruiter informed me about the short info about the interview pattern, looks quite tense for me. He told me there could be pair programming on DSA and Leadership principles thing.

[@omarllama]

Hey Trevor, thank you so much for your insights. I have a question though, I am a new PhD graduate and will be having my first interview for an Applied Scientist position at Amazon. Do they ask a lot of leadership questions even though I have little experience in industry? Best

[@bash5552]

Thanks Trevor! Insightful!!

[@goodluckwiththatonelol]

Amazon is a huge company with so many positions, saying you work at AWS means next to nothing. The SDE loop is much different than a SA loop

[@wathalb]

Treveor, had two loops so far and no incline I know I improved so much the second round. I did the things you have talked about. Don’t know where to go from here. This is actually a medical position so not managerial

[@TheLittlep3]

Any advice for the questions? I have a medical role interview as well.

[@suri4Musiq]

I loved this video! great tips

[@Dragonbreath153]

Hi Trevor, is it acceptable to make multiple stories from the same project? I mean, I haven't really delivered 20-25 projects!!

[@trevspires]

@@Dragonbreath153 yeh. U just want to avoid using the same story over and over 10 is probably enough to get by, but a larger set of stories helps in the moment when you’re trying to give the most relevant answer you can

[@gastonestebancampagno1759]

Thaks Trevor!

[@kurisutoferikkusu]

Hi Trevor. Is it appropriate to check interviewers’ profile on LinkedIn? During loop interview, I am thinking of asking a question about their career development at Amazon and the reason why they changed direction (if any). For example from engineering to product manager. I want to get to know better about the company culture, but worried these questions might make me sound unsure with the position I am applying.

[@trevspires]

@@kurisutoferikkusu don’t worry. Your questions are not graded 😃 Ask whatever helps YOU understand if this is a good choice for you

[@toddgraham7063]

Hey Trevor, great video and I have heard war stories of this from others. But separate question, what kind of camera are you using out of interest?

[@trevspires]

Sony a6400

[@mohamadjradi8324]

hey i have the loop interview next week til now i did not prepare very well for the interview should i move up to two weeks ?

[@dhruvdon2900]

Hi Trevor, sometimes in follow up the interviewer asks what would you have done differently on the project? how to answer this?

[@trevspires]

I would think about ways that you could have prevented roadblocks, or opportunities to scale your knowledge. Part of being "amazonian" is being self-critical, and knowing that there is always room for improvement. So mostly just be honest, and think if ways you could do something better based on what you learned in a given Story/Project

[@spatify4031]

Hey Trevor, thanks for sharing your video. Currently preparing for my loop interview next week and it has been incredibly insightful to guide my preparation. Can you pleae share the name of the youtuber that you mentioned he helped you a lot with his videos on your preparation? I didnt get his name. Many thanks !

[@violetsky6225]

Dan croiter - he’s very good helped me too!

[@AmulyasriKarnalaamulz]

you are god !!! your video is helping me a lot! thank you so much for doing this!

[@trevspires]

Love that it helped!! Thank you so much

[@raoyen]

Thank you very much!

[@auralplex]

Tom segura of IT

[@UMstudent100]

What's the name of the channel or guy you liked to watch for interview coaching? Dan something...

[@BarirJalsaghar]

Dan Croitor

[@UMstudent100]

@@BarirJalsaghar Thank you!!!!

[@arunitasarkar6439]

Hi Trevor. Are their any technical questions asked in the loop interview or is it only behavorial?

[@trevspires]

Depends on the role! Your recruiter can confirm based on the job family.

[@l0g4nSm1th]

How many points would you recomend for Action and Results ? Like 3? Then, I don't overwhelmed the interviewer.

[@luizeduardocp]

I could not understand the name of the author of videos you suggest us to watch.

[@Mrjits]

The story you gave on how fast you were able to turn around a product didn't answer the question, which was about a time you missed a customer deadline.

[@benakin9172]

if you're having a software dev interview, you need about 100 hundred hours to prepare. Yes ONE HUNDRED, 90 on the technical part, 10 on the other parts

[@shuanadochterman4372]

Nice shirt!!

[@erwindaveg1]

Great❤🎉🎉🎉

[@chimichurri2612]

good swaters, bears ftw

[@YouTooProduction]

The start method is useless. Why? Because most of the applicants make up their stories. They lie. Most of them do not have the experience they are talking about. I've talked to multiple people at Amazon who did that to get the job.

[@trevspires]

@@YouTooProduction they got the job So it’s useless how again?? 😄😂🤣

[@YouTooProduction]

@@trevspires Pointless because people are providing false information. Lying. I would prefer to be questioned about my experience in a conversational style because I have seen too many great Amazon employees who did not get the job only because their replies were not in STAR order. How stupid that is! If the people who were interviewing them just asked specific questions they would have gotten the information they needed. At the same time right now I work with a manager at Amazon who is my partner who told me she lied and made up stories to get the job. She is not qualified for the job you know why? Because she does not possess the skills she described in her fairy tales to those who interviewed her.

[@oladiamonds]

Do you have a useful one if STAR is useless. If you can't help people get a job as Trev is doing, just keep a mute. Let those who needs this get it. Thank you Trev.

[@GalaxySportGaming]

​@@trevspires ​ It's useless for the company. When the stories you are telling during the interview are never verified it opens up Pandora's box when you are hiring liars without claimed experience and achievements, besides the skill of telling fake stories.

[@GalaxySportGaming]

@@oladiamonds Yes. "Could you tell me about your experience? What have you done in the past, how, when, who can I ask about it?" As an HR or any other company employee interviewing me try to investigate what I can or cannot do. Ask questions in a regular friendly conversation and try to get specific answers that you need to make the final decision. Ask for references to verify information. Ask questions to filter out liars because when you realize you hired a liar without the skills you were looking for you would spend even more time and money to get another one.

[@boi3779]

Didn't know Tom Segura had a brother

[@Eddie-gb3bn]

25 questions?! I’m good, rather apply at a startup.