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Use this resource to get ready for your upcoming Amazon interview.
Make a copy of this spreadsheet by going to File -> Download as in the upper left to make your own
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How to Ace the Amazon Leadership Principles Interview, Sample Answers
Amazon Leadership Principle Suggested Question
Walk us through a time when you helped a customer
Customer Obsession through a difficult process and what that looked like.
Ownership Give me an example of when you took a risk and failed.
Invent and Simplify Tell me a timetowhen
opportunities you ROI,
improve created
andanhowinnovative
did youproduct.
Are Right, A Lot determine
How do you they were
find the connected?
time to stay inspired, acquire new
Learn and Be Curious knowledge, innovate
Tell me about a time whenin youryou
work?
had to deal with a poor
Hire and Develop The Best performer on your team.
Tell me a time when you could have stopped working on
Insist on the Highest Standards something but you persisted.
Think Big Tell me ahow
Describe timeyouwhen you proposed
would a newsituation
handle a busy business.where
Bias for Action three people are waiting for help from you.
Tell me a time when you came up with a clever way to
Frugality save money for the company.
Earn Trust Tell me
Tell me about
a timeawhen
time you
whenearned the to
you had trust
diveofdeep
a group.
into
Dive Deep data and the results you achieved.
Tell me about the most difficult interaction you had at
Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit work
Tell me a time when you overcame an obstacle and
Deliver Results delivered the results.
D: What was the big drama behind the situation?
I: What alternatives did you have in addressing the
situation?
G: What did you do?
S: What results did you get?