What is an Amazon interview loop?

Amazon’s onsite interviews are known as a “Loop” where you spend an entire day with 4-6 current staffers at its Seattle headquarters. Due to current COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, all interviews are being conducted virtually.

What is a loop interview?

The interview loop is the series of conversations and tests a company designs to assess a candidate’s fitness for a role. Interview loops are most effective when they are standardized—to the extent possible, the process puts every candidate for a role through the same loop.

What is loop round interview?

2. 2. “Interview loop” refers to a process where you take a candidate, have them interviewed by various people and possibly also carry out testing, portfolio evaluation, etc, often over the course of a day or morning/afternoon, but maybe longer (multiple days).

How do you prepare for a loop interview?

Learn from my trial by fire, and use these tips to power through your interview.

1. Ask for a List of Who You’ll be Meeting (and Ideally a Schedule)
2. Pay Extra Attention to the Start and Finish of Each Mini-Interview.
3. Give Consistent Answers (With Varied Emphasis)
4. Step Up Your Emergency Kit.

What is onsite loop?

2. On-site interview / The Loop. On-site interviews are also known as “The Loop.” The number of people who’ll interview you for your onsite depends on the level of job you’re applying for, but you should expect to meet with four to eight people.

What happens during an in-person interview loop?

During an in-person interview loop—Amazon’s term for a series of candidate interviews—a candidate will be interviewed by roughly five different Amazonians all looking for different leadership principles. We’re seeing whether this person ‘raises the bar’ on the current team members.

Who is the bar raiser in the loop?

The bar raiser is one of the interviewers in the Loop interview (the final round). Are there any clues who the bar raiser is? The easiest way to find out who the bar raiser is is to be told, and sometimes you will be.

Which Amazon leadership principles are most applicable to startups?

At Amazon, our culture is defined by our 14 Leadership Principles. These principles have evolved over time based on Amazon’s growth, needs, and learnings so don’t feel like you need to copy them word for word. In my view, the Amazon principles that are most applicable to startups are “Customer Obsession,” “Bias for Action,” and “Ownership.”