5 Interviewing Tips From an Amazon Applicant Who Jeff Bezos Hired on the Spot

[sanantone]

I've learned that different people look for different things. I've done interviews for the same position for different locations, and the outcomes were different because the interviewers were different. I've done the same interview for closely-related positions one month apart and had different outcomes. Once again, there were different interviewers. I interviewed for one position and passed the interview. One year later, I interviewed for the same position at the same location and failed the interview. I'm speaking of pass/fail interviews that determine whether you'll progress to the next step of the application process, not interviewing to directly compete with other candidates. The way behavioral interviews are conducted outside of a controlled environment, they have the same validity as tossing a coin to select a candidate.

For some positions, interviewers will love to hear you talk about your future career progression. For other positions, interviewers will take you out of consideration if you're looking to move up because they know the position you're interviewing for has no room for growth, and they don't want to waste money on hiring and training someone who is going to leave soon.