Amazon & AWS Interview Preparation: Story Creation Strategy
Introduction
- Presenter: Gigi, former Amazon Bar Raiser
- Focus: Creating stories for Amazon and AWS interviews
- Importance of understanding leadership principles
Number of Stories Needed
- Range: 8 to 20 stories depending on role/level
- Importance of understanding leadership principles to create effective stories
Understanding Leadership Principles
- Key to creating stories is understanding Amazon's leadership principles
- Check out part one of the video for tips on understanding these principles
The "Working Backwards" Strategy
- Focus on relevant leadership principles
- Use recruiter to identify key principles, or analyze job description
- Option to reach out to Amazonians for insights
- Day One Careers offers services to help identify principles
Breaking Down Leadership Principles
- Leadership principles consist of "facets"
- Example: Customer Obsession has four facets: coaching, challenging, anticipating, and championing
- Use these facets to reflect on career history for relevant stories
Process of Story Creation
- Identify Relevant Stories
- Reflect on career history over the past 3-5 years
- Look for stories aligning with leadership facets
- Write Down Stories
- Record with all details remembered
- Review and Revise
- Check for other leadership principles in the story
- Create alternate versions highlighting different principles
- Repeat for all key leadership principles
- Use Memory and Old Documents
- Reference emails and documents for story ideas
Conclusion
- No preference data between "working backwards" and other strategy
- Emphasizes personal preference in strategy choice
- Encouragement to engage with content (thumbs up, comments)
Additional Resources
- Free "Customer Obsession" taster course offered
- Links provided in video description
- More resources on Amazon interview preparation available
Action Items
- Claim free course to improve Customer Obsession interview responses
- Explore additional insights and advice on interview preparation
Make sure to follow the video and links for deeper insights and to access helpful resources for successful interview preparation.