27 FAQs About The Amazon Interview

Dan Croitor · 前 Amazon 招聘经理 · 14:57 · 在 YouTube 观看 ↗

亚马逊(Amazon)面试全攻略:27 个核心 FAQ 深度解析

一句话主旨:本课由前 Amazon 招聘经理 Dan Croitor 亲授,深度解析亚马逊面试的底层逻辑——14 条领导力准则(LP)与 STAR 面试法,助你攻克从简历筛选到“The Loop”终面全过程。

适用场景:适用于亚马逊所有岗位(SDE、PM、运营、市场等)的各轮面试,特别是行为面试(Behavioral Interview)和终面(The Loop)。


一、 核心灵魂:14 条领导力准则 (Leadership Principles) [00:21]

亚马逊的面试不仅仅是技术测试,更是“文化契合度”测试。

14 条准则对应的面试真题 [01:46]

以下是视频中列出的各准则典型面试题,请针对每一条准备 1-2 个故事:

  1. Customer Obsession (客户至上) ```text
    • Tell the story of the last time you had to apologize to someone. (讲讲你上次不得不向某人道歉的故事。)
    • Give me an example of a time when you did not meet a client's expectation. What happened, and how did you attempt to rectify the situation? (举例说明你没能达到客户预期的一次经历。发生了什么?你如何尝试补救?) ```
  2. Ownership (主人翁意识) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you had to leave a task unfinished. (讲讲你不得不留下未完成任务的一次经历。)
    • Tell me about a time when you had to work on a project with unclear responsibilities. (讲讲你在职责不明的项目中工作的经历。) ```
  3. Invent and Simplify (创新简化) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you gave a simple solution to a complex problem. (讲讲你为复杂问题提供简单解决方案的经历。) ```
  4. Are Right, A Lot (决策正确) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you were wrong. (讲讲你犯错的一次经历。) ```
  5. Learn and Be Curious (好奇求知) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you influenced a change by only asking questions. (讲讲你仅通过提问就促成了一次变革的经历。) ```
  6. Hire and Develop the Best (选贤育能) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you mentored someone. (讲讲你指导他人的经历。) ```
  7. Insist on the Highest Standards (坚持最高标准) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when a team member didn't meet your expectations on a project. (讲讲项目中团队成员未达到你预期的情况。) ```
  8. Think Big (远见卓识) ```text
    • Tell me about your proudest professional achievement. (讲讲你最自豪的职业成就。) ```
  9. Bias for Action (崇尚行动) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you took a calculated risk. (讲讲你进行了一次经过计算的冒险的经历。) ```
  10. Frugality (勤俭节约) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you had to work with limited time or resources. (讲讲你在时间或资源有限的情况下工作的经历。) ```
  11. Earn Trust (赢得信任) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you had to tell someone a harsh truth. (讲讲你不得不告诉某人残酷真相的经历。) ```
  12. Dive Deep (刨根问底) ```text
    • Give me two examples of when you did more than what was required in any job experience. (举两个例子,说明你在工作中做的超出了职责要求。) ```
  13. Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit (敢于谏言,服从大局) ```text
    • Tell me about a time when you did not accept the status quo. (讲讲你不接受现状的一次经历。) ```
  14. Deliver Results (达成业绩) ```text
    • What is the most difficult situation you have ever faced in your life? How did you handle it? (你一生中遇到过最困难的情况是什么?你如何处理的?) ```

二、 答题框架:STAR 面试法 [03:40]

亚马逊强制要求(或强烈建议)使用 STAR 法来构建你的叙事结构。

什么是 STAR?

为什么必须用 STAR?[03:53]

面试官最怕听到“我们(We)做了什么”。 * 避坑指南:简历上写 We increased sales by 10 million(我们将销售额提高了1000万)虽然有力,但面试官无法判断你个人的贡献。 * 面试官视角:他们需要通过 STAR 结构剥离出你个人的影响。如果你的团队很棒但你只是随大流,在亚马逊看来你的影响力是有限的。

示范答案话术(以 Customer Obsession 为例)[05:21]

"An example of how I regard customers is from my previous job as Product Manager at Hardware Store X in 2016. 
We were having problems retaining customers because our online services... weren't as sophisticated as our in-person services... 
I realized needed to be resolved and began a push to revamp the app... 
It took us 6 months, but in the end we rolled out the new online app and it was well received... 
customer engagement of 85% from just 65% earlier... 
We improved the region's profitability by 15%."

三、 招聘流程与面试官视角 [10:10]

1. 什么是 Bar Raiser (抬杠者/标杆提升者)?[10:37]

2. 什么是 The Loop (环形面试)?[10:10]

3. 简历筛选的“5秒原则” [07:02]


四、 实用建议与避坑指南


五、 行动清单

  1. 故事库构建:针对 14 条 LP,每条准备至少 2 个符合 STAR 结构的故事。
  2. 量化成果:检查你的故事,确保 Result 部分有具体数字支持。
  3. 技术回归:如果是 SDE,刷 GeeksforGeeks;如果是其他岗,确保专业知识无懈可击。
  4. 模拟面试:练习将“We”改为“I”,突出个人在团队中的决策和行动。
  5. 心态建设:接受流程可能很慢(1天到6个月不等),保持耐心。

一句话记住:在亚马逊面试中,专业能力是入场券,14 条 LP 是通往 Offer 的导航仪,而 STAR 结构是你的通行语言。