Interview Question Bank

51. Tell me about your greatest work-related accomplishment.

52. What questions do you have for me?

53. What makes you a good fit for Amazon?

54. Tell me about someone you admire and why you admire them.

55. When starting at a new position, how do you earn your coworkers' trust?

56. Do you consider yourself a calculated risk-taker?

57. When have you had to change a major component of your project due to new information?

58. Culture fit is important to us at Amazon. How would you describe your personality?

59. Do you think it is important to have fun at work?

60. Can you discuss a time you had to be frugal in the workplace?

61. We seek to hire highly ambitious people. Where would you like your career with Amazon to take you?

62. Why do you want to work for Amazon?

63. What are your professional goals for the next five years?

64. Describe a situation where you had to make a decision without data

65. Do you have a Prime account? Name two benefits of having an Amazon Prime account.

66. Why should we hire you?

67. Amazon has 16 Leadership Principles. Name three of them and explain how you embody those principles.

68. What is Amazon's company mission, and what does it mean to you?

69. This role with Amazon is highly technical. What is your understanding of this position and the responsibilities that come with it?

70. We encourage innovation at Amazon. What does innovation mean to you?

71. Jeff Bezos walks into your office and says you can have a million dollars to launch your best entrepreneurial idea. What is it?

72. Amazon has over 300 million active customers. How do you think we can attract an even larger customer base?

73. Have you ever had to contact Amazon customer support? If so, describe your experience.

74. Amazon is known for exceptional customer service. What does excellent customer service mean to you?

75. Who founded Amazon?

76. What does Amazon's Leadership Principle 'Strive to be Earth's Best Employer' mean to you?

77. One of Amazon's newest Leadership Principles is 'Success and Scale Bring Broad Responsibility.' How does this principle resonate with you?

78. At Amazon, we take privacy and confidentiality very seriously. Are you willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement if hired?

79. Have you ever broken a confidentiality agreement?

80. How would you rate your performance in this interview so far?

81. What question did you hope I wouldn't ask today?

82. Do you do any volunteering in your spare time?

83. What one word would your previous supervisor use to describe you?

84. What do you like to do in your free time?

85. Do you know anyone who works for Amazon?

86. Amazon is a company of pioneers. How are you a pioneer?

87. In your opinion, what has been the biggest advancement in video streaming technology this past year?

88. What is the last thing you purchased on Amazon?

89. Amazon believes in a diverse perspective. When have you worked with a diverse group of people?

90. Can you talk to me about your GPA during undergraduate/graduate school?

91. What are your weaknesses?

92. How do you find harmony between your professional life and your personal life?

93. What would you consider your technical specialty?

94. Tell me about the most interesting project you worked on this year and the biggest lesson you learned from it.

95. Name one person in your life that you consider a mentor. What impact have they had on you?

96. Tell me about a time you disagreed with a leader.

97. At Amazon, we seek to hire leaders. Tell me about a time you took the initiative to improve work-related procedures.

98. What qualities do you feel make a leader successful?

99. We want to hire people at Amazon with the desire to lead others. How many people did you supervise in your last position?

100. We consider research to be the backbone of what we do at Amazon. Do you think it's important to conduct research before beginning a project, or would you rather jump right in?