Amazon Interview Questions Bank

Are Right A Lot

• Tell me about a time you made a mistake. What led to the mistake and what decisions did you make to recover from it?
• Talk me through a poor decision you made. What was it, and what was the impact of it?
• Tell me about a time when you made a good decision only because you had learned from an earlier bad one. What was your learning that made the difference?
• Give me an example of a significant failure at work. What did you learn from this situation?
• Give me an example of when you didn’t have any data but you still had to make a decision. What was the situation and what led you to your final decision?
• Tell me about a business model decision or key technology decision or other important strategic decision you had to make for which there was not enough data or benchmarks. In the absence of all the data, what guided your choice and how did you make the call? What was the outcome?
• Give me an example of a decision you made where you didn’t have personal expertise or data to guide you. What did you use to help you make the decision?

Bias For Action

• Tell me about a time when you felt your team were being slow to act. What was the situation?
• Give me an example of a considered risk you took becuase you had to act fast.
• Walk me through a time you didn’t have all the facts but you still had to make a decision.
• Tell me about a time you had to make a quick decision without time for being able to do lots of analysis.
• Describe a situation where leadership wasn’t available but you had to make a decision.
• Tell me about a time you overcame indecision because there just wasn’t time to keep thinking. What did you use to aid your decision to move forward?
• Give me an example of when you were required to move urgently on something, but you didn’t yet have all the information you needed.
• We’ve used our deep knowledge of the Amazon Leadership Principles to develop a set of interview questions that will prepare you well for what you will face at an Amazon interview.