Hello there, my name is Richard McMnn from the interview training company, PassMyInterview.com.
And in this tutorial, I am going to teach you how to pass an Amazon team leader interview.
If you have a team leader job interview coming up with this brilliant organization, please
make sure you stay tuned and watch this presentation fully from beginning to end, because I promise
to help make you the STANDOUT CANDIDATE! And to achieve that goal, this is what I will
cover. I will give you a list of Amazon team leader INTERVIEW QUESTIONS and TIPS for answering
them effectively. I will also give you unique top-scoring ANSWERS to the most common Amazon
team leader interview questions to help you be the STANDOUT CANDIDATE. I will also give
you some important tips on how to SUCCESSFULLY PASS your Amazon interview. And I will also
tell you about FURTHER RESOURCES you can get access to, including these slides, to help
you succeed. There's four strong reasons why you should stay tuned and watch this presentation
fully from start to finish. Now, before I get into the presentation, just quickly, a
very warm welcome to this Amazon team leader interview training tutorial. My name is Richard
McMunn. That is me there on the center of the screen. I've been helping people for over
20 years now to pass their job interviews and I always do that by giving you top-scoring
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you very much indeed. Let's get into the Amazon team leader interview questions and those
all-important answers. The first question is: Introduce yourself and tell me the qualities
you have that will make you an effective Amazon team leader? Now, to work at Amazon requires
a ‘can do’ attitude, the ability to work to high standards, a desire to continually
improve and above all, a passion for making sure the CUSTOMER COMES FIRST in everything
you do. In your answer to this very first Amazon team leader interview question, talk
about the qualities you have that will ADD VALUE to this brilliant organization. Here
is my suggested answer. “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be interviewed for this
Team Leader position at Amazon. I am a confident Team Leader who understands the importance
of maintaining high standards, setting a good example to my team members and communicating
clearly so that everyone in the team knows the direction we are heading. Over the years,
I have tried to build up a strong set of values and work ethics that I feel will help me to
excel here at Amazon. I am a good organizer, I am able to motivate my team to get the most
out of them, I will always take responsibility and work with honesty and integrity, and I
will always make sure the work I do is closely aligned to Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
Finally, being a Team Leader for Amazon is a responsibility I would relish and one that
I will take seriously if I am successful today at the interview.” That is a very strong
and confident answer to that first Amazon team leader interview question. Now, you can
either pause the video if you want to and take a note of the questions and answers as
I work through them. Or, if you want to wait, I will tell you where you can download my
full set of 27 Amazon Team Leader Interview Questions and Top-scoring answers, including
the ones we are working through together today. Now, the next question I want you to prepare
for is, why Amazon? Why do you want to work for Amazon? Don't forget, the hiring manager
has heard many answers to this interview question. So we need to give a response that is genuine,
that is unique, and that demonstrates you have carried out PLENTY OF RESEARCH into this
transformational organization. Here's my suggested answer. “For the simple reason that Amazon
is the world’s leading company in respect of customer service, innovation and helping
to transform people’s lives through cutting edge products and services. What better place
to be a Team Leader than Amazon! I will get to work with a group of talented individuals
who are all working towards the same goal. I will be pushed and challenged daily, and
I will have the opportunity to showcase my skills in a setting that encourages innovation
and creativity. Amazon is the future in respect of online shopping, and I would feel immensely
proud to be a part of the team here where everyone is continually improving and developing
in their roles.” That's another very strong answer! Now, don't go anywhere because I still
have many more questions and answers to work through with you. But when you are ready,
if you want to CLICK THAT LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video, it will take
you through to my website, PassMyInterview.com, where you can download my full set of 27 Amazon
Team Leader Interview Questions & Top Scoring Answers, including the ones we are working
through together today. The next question. Describe a situation when you were able to
save costs within a team or an organization? Now, one of Amazon's 14 Leadership Principles
is that of FRUGALITY. There are no prizes for unnecessarily growing a team or for spending
money. So, give a specific answer to this interview question that shows you are a responsible
team leader. Here's my suggested answer. “In a previous role I had finished my work early
one day and I was thinking of things I could do that would be productive and helpful. It’d
been on my ‘to-do-list’ for some time to try and save costs on unnecessary waste,
such as over-ordering of office equipment and products and I also felt we had several
online subscriptions that were not being utilized. I spent the afternoon assessing office expenditure
and I was amazed at how much money we were wasting. Over the course of the afternoon
I developed an online stock check sheet that everyone could access before they ordered
any equipment. This would ensure products and equipment were not being ordered unnecessarily.
I also assessed the office subscriptions and we were paying out over $100 a month on things
we didn’t need or use! That afternoon was very productive because I felt I had managed
to save the team quite a lot of money over the course of a year.” Now, the important
thing about that answer is it shows that you can LOOK AFTER THE FINANCES and you CARE ABOUT
THE TEAM and the organization. But above all, that is a specific answer, a specific situation
you've been in previously where you have met that important Amazon Leadership Principle.
The next question, tell me a time you went above and beyond to help a team achieve its
goals? Amazon are all about going above and beyond. And in your answer, give a specific
situation where you went ABOVE AND BEYOND to help a team successfully achieve its objective.
Here's my suggested answer. “I was part of a team in a previous role all working together
on a project for one of our largest clients. Our task was to create and develop an ecommerce
website in a very short timeframe. The clock was ticking, and we needed to work solidly
as a team for three weeks if we were to have any chance of completing the website on time.
Unfortunately, as is usually the case with projects that have a tight deadline, things
went wrong. We lost two members of the team early on due to sickness and so we got together
as a team to discuss how we could still meet the project deadline. Despite some of the
other team members not being optimistic about our chances of success, I was determined not
to let the project fail. After careful consideration I volunteered to work late every evening during
the week to make up the short fall. As soon as I volunteered, another member of the team
agreed to do the same too. Over the next two weeks we both stayed behind late for an average
of two hours each evening to get the project over the finishing line, and I am pleased
to say we were successful in our goal! The website was delivered on time and to the right
standard for the client.” Again, the answer is specific in nature. It shows that you care.
You want to meet the project deadline. You are optimistic and you have gone above and
beyond what is required to achieve your team goal. The next question: If you noticed a
member of your team doing something that was against company policy, what would you do?
Amazon sets VERY HIGH STANDARDS, and it is imperative that you, as a Team Leader, can
act decisively and confidently when dealing with this type of situation. Here's my suggested
answer. “As the Team Leader it would be my responsibility to make sure everyone within
my team was aware of company rules and procedures, so if this were to come to my attention, I
would take decisive action. I would speak to the individual concerned to ascertain why
they were acting as they were. It might be a genuine mistake, and if that was the case,
I would give them the right training and guidance to make sure it didn’t happen again. If
it was part of wider underperformance issue, then I would follow company guidelines and
take the appropriate action at the time to put things right. If I am successful at becoming
an Amazon Team Leader, one of the first things I will do is to learn all of the relevant
company procedures and operating policies so I can deal with situations of this nature
quickly and robustly as and when they arise.” That shows that you can TAKE ACTION and also
you TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for your team. Now, the next thing to do, I would encourage you
to CLICK THAT LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video. Go through to my website, PassMyInterview.com
and take a look at those 27 Amazon Team Leader Interview Questions. There are more tips on
the page, too. And also, you have the option to DOWNLOAD THE ANSWERS in PDF format… so
you can have them within your inbox within TWO MINUTES from now! Thank you for watching.
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leader interview. Have a brilliant day!