Amazon Interview Dos and Don'ts from an Amazon Sr. Recruiter (Things to know before the interview)

Many of my audience ask questions on how to succeed in an Amazon interview. I thought the best person to answer this would be a current Amazon recruiter who goes through the interview process all the time. Balaram Poddar, a Sr. Recruiter at Amazon, shares 3 dos and 3 don’ts that you should keep in mind when you interview with Amazon. Hope you find this helpful! - 00:14 Please tell me about yourself 01:58 Please tell me what you do 04:17 Do 1: Use structured format when answering 06:35 Do 2: Understand Amazon Leadership Principles 08:30 Do 3: Be prepared for follow up questions 13:11 Don’t 1: “I” vs “We” 14:24 Don’t 2: Don’t sugarcoat your failure story 17:43 Don’t 3: Not answering the question 19:36 Advice for people preparing for amazon interviews - #Amazon #Recruiter #Interview #LeadershipPrinciple #Career - 💻 Need help with your upcoming interview? 💻 Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/s/rR5y5K 🌎 Social Medias 🌎 LinkedIn:   / ytsohn   Discord Community:   / discord   카카오톡 오픈채팅: https://open.kakao.com/o/gUXOrHWd ☕ Support Career School ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ytsohn 😊 About me😊 My name is Yong and I am here to help you with your Career success. In this channel, I usually talk about Career Development (FAANG, interview tips, jobsearch hacks, networking tips and more), interview people working at awesome companies and about getting an MBA (and more). I now work at Amazon as a Sr. Product Marketing Manager in the retail business. I am originally from Seoul, South Korea and moved to the US to get my MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. When I got that job offer from Amazon, I promised myself that I would help people for their career success and here I am. 📞 Contact me 📞 The best way to contact me is through LinkedIn:   / ytsohn  . However, if you have a specific question or a content request, please reach out to me via email that can be found in the about section of this channel. 📖 Disclaimer 📖 The opinions expressed in this video are those of the individuals. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of any organization or its members.

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