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Largely IT Support Questions - around Web support How would you troubleshoot a slow database? How would you respond to a DDoS Attack? How would you design the worlds largest web platform? Give me an example of when you faced a big challenge for you?
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Senior Technical Account Manager (AWS)

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Oct 19, 2020

Largely IT Support Questions - around Web support How would you troubleshoot a slow database? How would you respond to a DDoS Attack? How would you design the worlds largest web platform? Give me an example of when you faced a big challenge for you?

1. Example of quantifying risks, what were the results and what have you learn about it. 2. Situation that you have to accept something that you don't agree with. 3. Product that you are proud of. 4. How you led a project from end to end. 5. Dealing with ambiguities and how did you make decisions to move forward.
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Senior Product Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Dec 9, 2020

1. Example of quantifying risks, what were the results and what have you learn about it. 2. Situation that you have to accept something that you don't agree with. 3. Product that you are proud of. 4. How you led a project from end to end. 5. Dealing with ambiguities and how did you make decisions to move forward.

I wrote down every single thing I was asked after each call.. I hope this helps someone: First call: 1) A time you failed on something? How did I get them to be ok with this? What was the reception? What would I do differently? 2) When I changed a process or had a new idea? How did I get them onboard? How did they react to this idea? 3) How have I convinced a team member of my ideas? What were their concerns? How did I convince them? 4) Something halfway through I saw there was a bigger opportunity than planned? Second Call: 5) When I overachieved on something? What were the 3 obstacles? How did I convince them? 6) When I dived deep into data to find and answer? What was I trying to find? Assessment day on video, 1st: 7) Done something to a tight deadline? What decided the change? What would I do differently? How did I get people to do this task? What was the conversation like? How did it all fit together? 8) When I overcame an obstacle? What was the start of the issue? How did I find the issue? Talk me through how you used data to find this? 9) When I did a task I didn't think I could achieve? How did I make it happen? 2nd (Head of SVM, the boss) 10) When I used data to find and fix a problem (some questions are repeated) 11) When I had a complex problem with a big amount of detail to consider? How and where did I find these points? 12) A time when I created a metric? (at this point I realised I didnt want the job!) How did I create it? How did it change the before and after in working? 3rd (Roof Raiser!) 13) A time when a customer was difficult? How did I discover this problem? 14) When I did something that was outside of my remit? How did I get others to get involved? 4th: 15) When your manager asked you to do something you disagreed with? How did you deal with it? What was your approach? What was the result? 16) A time when you wanted to do something but your manager didn't agree? How did you get them onboard? How did I approach it? Did it benefit anyone else? 5th: 17) A new idea to improve productivity and morale on my team? How did it help and what was the result? 18) When I implemented a new process to make it easier for the customer to shop? How did the success get measured? Outside of sales, what else made it successful? How did I get everyone to try it? What would I of done differently? 19) When I thought differently and out of the box and it wasn't agreed with? How did I measure the success of it? How did I save the business money? What were the main challenges?
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Senior Vendor Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Oct 21, 2020

I wrote down every single thing I was asked after each call.. I hope this helps someone: First call: 1) A time you failed on something? How did I get them to be ok with this? What was the reception? What would I do differently? 2) When I changed a process or had a new idea? How did I get them onboard? How did they react to this idea? 3) How have I convinced a team member of my ideas? What were their concerns? How did I convince them? 4) Something halfway through I saw there was a bigger opportunity than planned? Second Call: 5) When I overachieved on something? What were the 3 obstacles? How did I convince them? 6) When I dived deep into data to find and answer? What was I trying to find? Assessment day on video, 1st: 7) Done something to a tight deadline? What decided the change? What would I do differently? How did I get people to do this task? What was the conversation like? How did it all fit together? 8) When I overcame an obstacle? What was the start of the issue? How did I find the issue? Talk me through how you used data to find this? 9) When I did a task I didn't think I could achieve? How did I make it happen? 2nd (Head of SVM, the boss) 10) When I used data to find and fix a problem (some questions are repeated) 11) When I had a complex problem with a big amount of detail to consider? How and where did I find these points? 12) A time when I created a metric? (at this point I realised I didnt want the job!) How did I create it? How did it change the before and after in working? 3rd (Roof Raiser!) 13) A time when a customer was difficult? How did I discover this problem? 14) When I did something that was outside of my remit? How did I get others to get involved? 4th: 15) When your manager asked you to do something you disagreed with? How did you deal with it? What was your approach? What was the result? 16) A time when you wanted to do something but your manager didn't agree? How did you get them onboard? How did I approach it? Did it benefit anyone else? 5th: 17) A new idea to improve productivity and morale on my team? How did it help and what was the result? 18) When I implemented a new process to make it easier for the customer to shop? How did the success get measured? Outside of sales, what else made it successful? How did I get everyone to try it? What would I of done differently? 19) When I thought differently and out of the box and it wasn't agreed with? How did I measure the success of it? How did I save the business money? What were the main challenges?

Make sure you have 3 examples for each leadership principle since you get the same question over again by different people and it is frowned upon to say the same thing. All answers should follow the STAR method and you need to tell the story with emphasizing the results instead of just reading them off. 1. Why Amazon now? 2. What is the most technical project you worked on? What were the risks? Impact? 3. Who are you? 4. What feedback have you received from past managers? 5. What was your most creative idea? 6. Give an example of a project that had a change in scope and how did you handle it? 7. Give an example of when a project failed? 8. How did you vent your ideas and convince leadership? 9. Name a new metric you discovered? 10. Walk me through your background? 11. Give an example when you didn't agree with your manager? 12. What are the KPIs for your company? 13. How would someone who has worked with you describe you? 14. What was your proudest moment in your career? What part did you play in making that happen? 15. What was a revolutionary idea that you implemented? 16. If you didn't have goals or KPIs for your example, in hingsight what would you measure and why? 17. If you were changing the AmazonFresh experience what are some are your ideas and how would you measure them? 18. What metrics do you use to drive change? 19. When was a time that you take ownership outside of your role? 20. What is an area that is an opportunity for you to improve upon? 21. Tell me about a feature or customer experience that had multiple CX issues? 22. Tell me about a time you disagreed with your manager - I got this question 3 times 23. Tell me when you made a judgment call since you didn't have any data (make sure you have 3 examples ready)
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Senior Product Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Aug 13, 2017

Make sure you have 3 examples for each leadership principle since you get the same question over again by different people and it is frowned upon to say the same thing. All answers should follow the STAR method and you need to tell the story with emphasizing the results instead of just reading them off. 1. Why Amazon now? 2. What is the most technical project you worked on? What were the risks? Impact? 3. Who are you? 4. What feedback have you received from past managers? 5. What was your most creative idea? 6. Give an example of a project that had a change in scope and how did you handle it? 7. Give an example of when a project failed? 8. How did you vent your ideas and convince leadership? 9. Name a new metric you discovered? 10. Walk me through your background? 11. Give an example when you didn't agree with your manager? 12. What are the KPIs for your company? 13. How would someone who has worked with you describe you? 14. What was your proudest moment in your career? What part did you play in making that happen? 15. What was a revolutionary idea that you implemented? 16. If you didn't have goals or KPIs for your example, in hingsight what would you measure and why? 17. If you were changing the AmazonFresh experience what are some are your ideas and how would you measure them? 18. What metrics do you use to drive change? 19. When was a time that you take ownership outside of your role? 20. What is an area that is an opportunity for you to improve upon? 21. Tell me about a feature or customer experience that had multiple CX issues? 22. Tell me about a time you disagreed with your manager - I got this question 3 times 23. Tell me when you made a judgment call since you didn't have any data (make sure you have 3 examples ready)

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