Hey professionals, are you trying to come up with an answer as to why Amazon for your
upcoming job interview?
In today's video, I'll be sharing from the current Amazon employee, as well as my personal
take as to why Amazon.
The purpose of today's content is to make sure that you have the right answer to pass
your interview.
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I'm a former Amazon recruiting leader, now a career coach for technical leaders.
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talk about what to avoid when answering why Amazon or why any employer.
Don't tell the employer things that are obvious, such as Amazon is the most innovative company
in the world to not sound like other candidates.
The employer wants to see that you've done your research on the group or space that you're
interviewing for and not just to provide a vague answer.
Do this.
How are your skills adding value to the role that you're applying to?
And what's beneficial for you to join Amazon or at that specific team?
I would like to share an article by Why Step of the 18 reasons why Amazon is the best place
to work based on current employees.
And of course, I will not be going through all 18 reasons, but I'll go through my top
three.
I'll leave a link to this article in the description below so you can check it out.
Here's what the employer has to say.
They get the opportunity to work with extremely intelligent people, give the number of opportunities
for them to develop their skills, make their lives better, both professionally and personally.
I can absolutely vouch for that as well.
The company will watch performance without merit.
And here's my personal take as to why Amazon is the best place for me to gain knowledge
and hands-on experience.
Number one, you must appreciate the opportunity to handle challenges.
This is a great environment for those who like to build.
For example, I'm in a recruiting org and I love building the staffing infrastructure
team for my business.
In return, they would be able to deliver great products and services to the customer such
as me and you.
If you are an engineer, then you need to enjoy building products and seeing it go live within
weeks.
If you're a product manager, you will have the opportunity to solve the most complex
problems in your career.
And if you're a leader, you would need to think on your feet to scale the business team
globally and quickly.
Number two, professional and self-growth.
Let me explain.
Either you are an individual contributor or a people manager, Amazon is an environment
with unlimited amount of problem to solve.
Every new and improved product and services the company releases from three to six months.
If you have worked for other organizations coming into an Amazon, even if it's a big
size organization, then you'll immediately notice the difference of hard work, rapid
result, and proud of your accomplishment.
The joke is if you have worked at Amazon for a year, that would be relevant to at least
five years elsewhere.
Let's talk a little bit about the leadership principle for a second.
The company lives on those core values as you practice those principles on a daily basis
at work.
You will implement them in your personal life without even knowing it.
Number three, innovation at speed.
Of all the companies I've worked for, many of them actually have a core value to move
fast.
You don't know what truly moving fast is unless you're in an Amazon environment.
Most companies will give you a few months to build a team, any team.
At Amazon, a few months period is the timeframe to create a new product from scratch, test
it and launch it and watch it go live, and be sure making millions of dollars.
Who would be a right fit into the Amazon culture, you may ask.
You have to be self-motivated and have the willingness to learn.
The environment is driven by smart people, which means that you have a voice on the table.
Here are the top three areas that may not be a good fit for you.
Amazon is not an environment where you sit comfortably.
Lack of ownership will kill you there.
Outside of Amazon, I've seen a lot of professionals waiting for others to provide them with an
answer or approval, rather than going to figure it out themselves.
It's not an environment to fake it until you break it, per se.
Lastly, it's not made for those who like to have directions.
Amazon is a culture of breaking things to make it more efficient, even when nothing
is wrong with it.
Now that you know more about why Amazon is a good place and see if this is the right
fit for you, professionals, you should be more comfortable in answering why Amazon or
why ABC company for your future job interview.
Use the same strategies for any employers and not just Amazon.
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