Does anyone understand what this Amazon Senior SDM is saying? I’m frightened that i’ll get an interviewer like this

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ragsToCash

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Feb 24 19 Comments

This was a live session with Amazon CTPS. Some kind of recruiting initiative. This guy probably PIPed everyone.

How would anyone be able to interview with this guy when I can’t understand a single thing he’s saying? This is horrible and im scared to be interviewed by someone like this. What does someone do in this kind of interview situation without offending the other person?
Interviewing truly is a lot of luck!

https://youtu.be/nPoMouWvrd4

#tech #interview

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  • IBM
    gadbej

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    gadbej
    Looks like the lady understands by looking at the way she nods her head.
    Feb 24 1
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      ragsToCash

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      Shes a recruiter. Shes faking it
      Feb 24
  • Amazon
    fkr

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    fkr
    I had two interviewers with extremely thick accents in my loop. I just asked them to repeat themselves whenever it seemed like something important, and used context clues for the rest.
    Feb 24 3
  • Amazon
    mdifb

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    mdifb
    Interviewing is not a lot of luck. Only people who usually have no interviewing strategy think this or have very little confidence about their interviewing ability. Anyone going into an interview thinking it’s luck is already going in with a mental disadvantage.
    Feb 24 3
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      ragsToCash

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      How is it not luck if one interview gets someone they can’t communicate with vs one they CAN communicate with?
      Feb 25
    • Amazon
      mdifb

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      mdifb
      If you are interviewing at a large tech company you are going to have more than one interviewer. If you have ONE bad interview that is not going to sink your entire interview process. It will average out.

      So, if I’m the hiring manager and sucked at interviewing you and everyone else was good and gave you a thumbs up you would still be hired. In the end it will average out between the interviewers. It’s HIGHLY unlikely to get six bad interviewers in an interview loop. That’s why very little of getting hired at one of the large tech companies is luck.
      Feb 25
  • Oracle
    JSnowflake

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    JSnowflake
    Wow, that is not usual at the L7 level. Most senior managers and above speak pretty clearly even if they have accents. If it happens in an interview, I think fkr's advice above is sound.
    Feb 24 1
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      ragsToCash

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      Thats what I was thinking! He must be technically crazy good or overworked himself to get into that position because I have no idea how someone like that can lead efficiently when communication seems like a huge obstacle.
      Feb 24
  • I can’t understand what he said. What’s CTPS?
    Feb 24 1
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      ragsToCash

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      Consumer trust and partner support. Amazon team that detects scams and other nefarious things like fake reviews
      Feb 24