Amazon Bound

Episodes

1. 12

   #12 - How Amazon Hired Me: Interview Tips from an Amazon Recruiter

   I discuss, with a former Amazon Recruiter, how successful candidates prepare for and come across during the Amazon interview. Enjoy! "Amazon gives you all the tools you need to succeed. They're going to tell you what their Leadership Principles are, they're going to tell you about the STAR…

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   Nov 16, 2021

   26m
2. 11

   #11 - Hire and Develop the Best Talent

   I discuss the 'Hire and Develop the Best' Amazon Leadership Principle with Tyler Wallis on his podcast show 'Think Like Amazon'. I thought the conversation was useful and am republishing it here. Enjoy! "If we can't as a team, get on that same point. And as a Bar Raiser, if I wasn't able to...

   Apr 29, 2021

   36m
3. 10

   #10 - How Amazon Hired Me: Sr. Financial Analyst

   We talk with Martin, who interviewed for a Sr. Financial Analyst position with Amazon and received an offer, only to turn Amazon down to start his own startup, and later interview with Amazon again for a different position of Sr. Business Analyst. "I've come to realize that qualified and...

   Oct 30, 2020

   32m
4. 9

   #09 - How Amazon Hired Me: AWS Sr. Engagement Project Manager

   We talk with Pam, who recently interviewed for a Sr. Engagement Project Manager position with AWS. "So, I arrived early, about 30 minutes early in fact, and checked into the front desk, and I thought I would use that that short time just to listen to some of my Leadership Scenarios that I had...

   Apr 23, 2020

   27m
5. 8

   #08 - How Amazon Hired Me: AWS Sr. Business Development Manager

   We talk with Shake, who was recently hired as a Sr. Business Development Manager with AWS. "After having gone through interview loops several times and now having spent a few months, knowing the team: so much effort goes into the interview process, to make it useful. And that there is a ton of...

   Dec 16, 2019

   19m
6. 7

   #07 - How Amazon Hired Me: Audible Content Acquisition Manager

   We talk with Blandine, who was recently hired as a Content Acquisition Manager at Audible. "I'd say don't give up and also just really be prepared. That's really the only way. What does it mean? Well, that really means work really hard because, essentially, the questions (at least, in my...

   Jul 16, 2019

   21m
7. 6

   #06 - How Amazon Hired Me: AWS Sr. Product Manager Intern

   We talk with Shobhit, who was recently hired as an AWS Sr. Product Manager Intern. "Amazon interviewing is all about that they are your lawyers. That's how I thought about it. I thought that he or she is my lawyer and I have to give them as much evidence as I can and make it really easy for them…

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   Jun 17, 2019

   26m
8. 5

   #05 - Amazon's Interview Process

   Take a guess what your Amazon interviewer will do, once she has finished interviewing you, once she has shaken your hand and passed you to the next person on the loop. You guessed it. Your interviewer will go back to her desk and will write a document. Just like everything else that Amazon’s...

   Jan 28, 2019

   16m
9. 4

   #04 - Amazon's Culture

   If I told you: 'Hey, the sky is blue,' you would normally say: 'Yeah, the sky is blue. The sky has always been blue.' At Amazon, however, if you say that the sky is blue, others will ask you: 'Why is the sky blue?’. Then you should respond with: 'The sky is blue, because the molecules in the air,...

   Dec 14, 2018

   30m
10. 3

    #03 - Amazon's Business

    Amazon is in the business of building flywheel businesses. A flywheel business, as Amazon defines it, is one that provides so much value and delight to customers that after a certain inflection point, the flywheel business reaches sufficient critical mass and starts accelerating faster and…

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    Nov 29, 2018

    22m
11. 2

    #02 - Welcome to our Podcast

    If I asked you, right now, what was your most valuable asset… How would you respond? Would you tell me it’s your home? Or your 401k? Your bank accounts? Something else? The answer is simple. If you are younger than, say, 60 – your most valuable asset is your Human Capital. How about joining a…

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    Nov 20, 2018

    17m
12. 1

    #01 - Coming soon: Amazon Bound

    Welcome to Amazon Bound – a podcast dedicated to all things Amazon. Our primary focus will be to help prepare job candidates to interview with Amazon. Our secondary focus will be to share Amazon cultural stories that you can apply in your business or in your personal life. Visit...

    Nov 9, 2018

    4m