Amazon Graduate Area Manager interview questions

A classic, 2020like highly structured interview from a big company. An interview that needs to be self-prepared for (meaning you might have even lied on your resume because their goal is simply to determine if you’ve dedicated at least a whole day to interview preparation) serves no real purpose. I would advise anyone looking to apply not to have anything to do in the days leading up to it because you’ll need to come up with stories that fit their leadership principles. For a Graduate position, when faced with questions like “Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult customer” you can do nothing but make up the answer. If you haven’t spent several hours preparing and inventing those stories for the interview beforehand (and if you’re not a natural storyteller), forget about getting admitted. You could be the most experienced logistics expert in the world, have top grades, and perfectly align with their leadership principles, but the key to an interview here is storytelling. After being rejected, I thought I might as well have taken a course in movie narration (and then lie on my resume like many do) rather than becoming an engineer. I’m very critical of this type of interview because I don’t appreciate when a person’s entire life’s work is not evaluated, but only their ability to tell stories. It’s not the only company that uses this terrible interview method, but I must say that, unlike many companies, they were polite about it.

Introduction - Tell me a little about yourself / Why Amazon? Teamwork - Give me an example of a time when you worked effectively with a team. Honesty - What would you do if you caught an associate committing time theft? Clients - Provide an example of a time when you went above and beyond your duties. Communication - Describe a time when you had a disagreement and how you felt with it Adaptability - Give me an example of a time you failed and how you handled the situation Time Management - Describe a time when your responsibilities became overwhelming. Motivation - Share an example of a time when you motivated your co-workers.