Amazon 16 Leadership Principles Guide by JobTestPrep

By Jonathan Stein, JobTestPrep

From its modest beginnings as an online bookstore to its current status as a global leader, the Amazon leadership principles have been a compass for its impressive growth. Created by Amazon founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos, the 16 principles of Amazon leadership are at the core of the company’s every step, and their importance to the company culture is huge.

With more and more people dreaming of a career with Amazon and even climbing into Amazon leadership, Amazon want to ensure that new recruits fit in with their unique way of doing things – and therefore place a huge emphasis on the Amazon principles.

This is why one of the most important things you can do before your Amazon interview is to internalize the Amazon Leadership Principles and show your interviewer exactly how you have implemented them in your previous positions.

In this article we will go over each of the Amazon 16 Leadership Principles and explain just what they mean, and then look at examples of how they might show up during your interview. By investing serious thought into the Amazon Leadership Principles and finding the ways in which they have manifested themselves in your professional background, you will show your interviewer that you have the leadership skills to be a part of the team.

Studying the Amazon leadership principles is a crucial part of getting the job you’re after, and so is preparing for your assessment.

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