So it should come as no surprise that aspiring Amazon employees have to answer several difficult interview questions to find out if they have what it takes to be hired with the top tech company.
Business Insider sifted through hundreds of Glassdoor interview reviews and found 21 of the toughest questions that Amazon has asked its candidates in the past year.
'Amazon is a peculiar company. What is peculiar about you?' — Area manager candidate
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'Jeff Bezos walks into your office and says you can have a million dollars to launch your best entrepreneurial idea. What is it?' — Product development specialist candidate
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'If you had 5,623 participants in a tournament, how many games would need to be played to determine the winner?' — Area manager candidate
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'What metrics do you use to drive change?' — Senior product manager candidate
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'If you saw someone steal a quarter, would you report it?' — Shipping manifest clerk candidate
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'Do you oppose a supervisor who made a decision that goes against corporate policy and is a potential safety issue for one of your employees?' — Area manager candidate
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'Tell me about a project that went beyond your scope of work.' — Marketing specialist candidate
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'Tell me about a time you had to deal with ambiguity.' — Investigation specialist candidate
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'Tell me about a time you had to overstep management to get your point of view across.' — Project manager candidate
'Tell me about a time you used analysis to make a business-critical decision. Walk me through the analysis and outcome.' — Business development manager candidate
Dominic is a writer for the Strategy vertical at Business Insider. His work has been featured on Time Magazine, Thrive Global, Aol, MSN, Inc., and Yahoo Finance. He is a graduate of Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business and a former Staffing Manager for Robert Half's Finance and Accounting division.
