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AMAZON LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE EXAMPLES EXAM
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Question 1: Bias for action
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S: I am definitely someone that likes to get things done quickly and efficiently. I am a little OCD in the sense that I wont stop until I've finished all my tasks. I identify the most with this leadership principle. I'd rather do something and be ahead of the game then take it slow and careful. ; Putting off communication with candidate for too long
T: Given instructions to wait to before communication
A: Didn't communicate well enough
R: Candidate turned down offer
Question 2: Invent and simplify
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HR stand up board
Question 3: Have backbone; disagree and commit
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Recruiters figuring out ways to categorize troubled Req's I disagreed with this because I thought it was too time consuming and figured this was more of administrative work anyways and offered to help if I could.Decided that it was still needed to that non TA team could understand where the recruiters were at
Question 4: Ownership
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S: I'll reach out directly to the candidate and maintain more of a relationship with the candidate ; become main point of HR contact for new employees T: Get asked questions that are not meant for me or I am asked for any kind of help A: I will maintain that person's point of contact as long as it is appropriate to make them feel most comfortable and also to help the other admin
R: The situation is resolved in a timely manner
Question 5: Insist on the highest standards
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Something that I was taught to live by is to always aim for better, not best. Even when you've achieved being the best, you can always be better.HR stand up meeting updates
Question 6: Customer Obsession
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S: Think of the candidate as the customer
T: Ensure they have the greatest candidate experience possible
A: Treat them like a guest in my house at interviews; make sure I get them whatever they need. I like them to feel like I'm their first friend. Not interviewing them but I'm the only person they know and I'm here to make sure they have a good experience. No matter what, you want them to think positively about the company R: Candidates do better in interviews; have a positive relationship with the company; enjoy their time with us; will tell others Candidate experience surveys
Question 7: Are right, a lot
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I have good intuition, but I am also very open minded which I think is why I have such good intuition. I am not set in my ways/beliefs. I am also open to the other position and frankly I enjoy seeking out information and opinions from the other side because I think that it helps to better understand when you put yourself in their shoes.
Question 8: Learn and be curious
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S: Part of the reason I am looking to leave my job is because I feel like I have plateaued. I want to learn more about not only other HR roles, but other roles that I don't even know about. When I first started at Fluke, I had no idea what a lot of these departments and positions were, and I feel like in just the few months that I've been here I have gained so much more knowledge and experience and I am ready to
move to a place like Amazon where they learning is endless and the opportunities are endless.I am nerdy in the sense that I enjoy learning about new topics. The fact that we have internet today makes it so easy too. I constantly watch ted talk and everytime I have a question or wonder about the way something works I look it up and get into those discussions with my friends. In today's age, how can one not be curious when the answers are at your fingertips.Classes on political science, world religion, and music
Question 9: Earn trust
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I will always be the first person to admit that I am wrong. I have never been someone that can't accept being wrong about something. That is important to have because you want other to believe that you will always lean to what is right and correct and put other biases aside.
Question 10: Deliver results
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S: During my time at Fluke/Fortive I've been scheduling more interviews than they have ever had per month
T: Scheduling roughly 60-70 interviews alone
A: Making sure the interviews are scheduled in timely fashion; assuring the candidate experience is top notch R: The number of hires we have had per month has increased as well. This is all part of a team effort, I'm just playing my part 60-70 interviews per month that I schedule alone. Some requiring travel Onboarded _____ people per month including verifying I-9's and keeping track of work visas Experienced rescinding roughly 10-12 offers due to complications with background screens. Various scenarious that I have run into Facilitate candidates on their interview dates.
Question 11: Frugality
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S: Fluke and Fortive are both much smaller companies. There aren't many people to pass off your work to if you can't get it done. I like this because I feel like everything I do matters and I play a significant role in the team.T: I single handily schedule all of the interview for both Fluke and Fortive. I take care of all of the candidates when they are interviewing. I monitor half of the background screens and am in charge of onboarding half of the new employees.A: Have to stay on top of it at work. Come in making sure you are able to get your job done and understand that the weight falls on your shoulders.R: Have learned to take full responsibility, be as efficient as can be since I know the blame will be on me. Leads to having the best team members
Question 12: Hire and develop the best
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I want to work at Amazon because I want to grow my potential and see where I can go. I want to learn and be trained by the people who work here. Amazon is constantly changing and growing and I would love to be a part of that.I want to learn more about HR and I don't want to work in the same position for the rest of my life. I am looking for more responsibility and to be challenged every day and I think this is the best place to get that. I want to work my way up from being an RC and hopefully taking on a HR role with more responsibility.
Question 13: Think big
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Hiring in EMEA
Question 14: Dive deep
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S: Being an admin, I have been asked to complete tasks that I wouldn't say are apart of my job description. T:Cleaning up the HR area, decorating, fixing up food, ordering food etc.A: I do it because I know that it's helping other people do their jobs better and not have to focus on it, and I would never think that I'm above any job
R: Things operate smoothly and I make contributions to the team as a whole
Tollgate project of uploading and organizing a onedrive standard work page for Fortive HR Not exactly the responsibility I was looking for but being an admin and somewhat of an assistant to them, I'll do the work so that I can in return help them be able to do their job the best they can