How to Interview at Amazon for International Professionals: Learn the American Interview Style and the Amazon Leadership

Interview Coach Jennifer Scupi has helped hundreds of people get their dream jobs at Amazon (). Now, for the first time ever, she collects her best interviewing preparation advice in a single book. Written especially for international professionals who are less familiar with American interviewing norms, this book provides step-by-step instruction on how to prepare for and what to expect throughout the Amazon interviewing process. Learn about the Amazon Leadership Principles and how to formulate answers that show you are a good fit for the culture. Packed with real-world, specific examples of what works (and what doesn’t), this book will build your interviewing skills, knowledge, and confidence.

In How to Interview at Amazon for International Professionals, you’ll find:


A walkthrough of the screening and on-site interviews
Information about Amazon-specific components of the interviewing process, such as the Loop, the Bar Raiser, and more
A step-by-step description of the Amazon Leadership Principles and how to speak to them in your answers
Real answers from successful interview candidates
Ideas for adapting to American interview style and norms
Tips for interviewing in English, including small talk and more
Techniques for stalling if you don’t know an answer
Advice on how to talk about your strengths or core competencies and how to use “I,” not “we”
Examples of how to add data to your answers
Strategies for answering functional questions
An explanation of behavioral questions and how to answer them
Suggestions for questions to ask the interviewers
Guidance on what to do after the interview
Examples for corresponding with the interviewers
Advice for dealing with interview stress
Ways of managing your body language in interviews